Woman Gives Birth in Police Car En-route to Hospital

Last Wednesday, a pregnant woman gave birth to her son with help from family, police officers, and locals as she was en route to hospital.
August 20, 2021 | 07:52
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Woman Gives Birth in Police Car En-route to Hospital

Thanh Xuan ward police carries Vo Thi Thom to the hospital on their car. Photo: Dan Tri

Vo Thi Thom, 24, of HCMC's District 12, was taken to the hospital on motorbike but had to stop at a Covid-19 checking point when her water broke.HCMC’s District 12, was taken to the hospital on motorbike but had to stop at a Covid-19 checking point when her water broke.Officers at the site immediately took her to the nearest ward police office and used a police car so that Thom could make it to the hospital promptly and safely.

However, she went into labor halfway through the drive. Her husband and police officers had to enlist the help of street guards and local people at Thanh Xuan ward. Luckily, the baby boy was born without anu health complications. Luckily, the baby boy was born healthily. Thom and her newborn were then taken to Hospital 175, Go Vap district for post-natal care.

Woman Gives Birth in Police Car En route to Hospital
The newborn was safely delivered in the police car. Photo: Dan Tri
Woman Gives Birth in Police Car En route to Hospital
Photo: Dan Tri

Meanwhile, on August 17, a pregnant woman who tested positive for SARS-COV-2 successfully gave birth to a boy on the way home.

The baby, weighing 2.8kg, is being looked after at the hospital, while the mother has been sent to quarantine at the lung hospital for COVID-19 patients. She was reported by local traffic police when her family was driving a motorbike back to their hometown in Nghe An Province from southern Binh Duong Province on Thursday.Nghe An Province from southern Binh Duong Province on Thursday.

The 26-year-old woman needed help when the family, including a two-year old boy, took a break at Pho Cuong Commune of the province. The traffic police then took her to the hospital just hours before she gave birth.two-year old boy.

Woman Gives Birth in Police Car En-route to Hospital
Traffic police helps the pregnant woman. Photo courtesy Quang Ngai Traffic PoliceQuang Ngai Traffic Police

Two traffic police officers who escorted the pregnant woman to Quang Ngai Provincial Obstetrics and Pediatrics hospital were quarantined as soon as the woman, her husband and two-year-old son tested positive for coronavirus at the hospital. Doctors said the baby boy has been receiving special care at the hospital, and tests for COVID-19 will be given later, Vietnamnet reported

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