Gujranwala:
In a heartbreaking incident, three newborns died Sunday in the village struck by the floods of Sohdra, Gujranwala, after their mother could not reach a hospital due to road closings caused by strong floods.
The woman, who expected triplets, started work and could not be taken to any medical establishment because the flood waters had cut the access routes. She delivered her first baby at home, but the complications quickly occurred.
In an attempt to save the mother and children, the family organized a boat to move it to the hospital. However, while being driven in a car to the boat, she gave birth to two other babies.
The three newborns – two girls and a boy – died due to the lack of medical help in a timely manner. Devastated by the tragedy, the mother deplored: “The roads opened for everyone, but not for us”.
Unfortunately, this is not the first case of this type in the country where a pregnant woman did not obtain a timely medical care. In the past, similar tragedies have been reported when women were unable to reach hospitals due to road closings caused by the VIP movement or other reasons.
In November 2022, a woman lost her newborn after giving birth on her way to a hospital in the Dir’s higher district, barely surviving.
In August 2021, another woman delivered a little girl inside an ambulance while being transferred to the hospital near the Shah Maqsood interchange of the Hazara motorway.
