Passengers on a Bus Rapid Transit going to
the CMS area of Lagos on Wednesday were forced to become emergency midwives and
labour attendants when a pregnant woman was delivered of a bouncing baby boy
inside the bus.
An eye witness stated that the woman, identified
simply as Afolaranmi, was going to a private hospital in CMS for a medical
checkup, when she started her labour.
It was gathered that some medical workers in
the bus organised other passengers to help in delivering the baby.
It was learnt that the mother was delivered
of the baby at about 12pm, around the Constain bus stop.
Our correspondent gathered that Afolaranmi,
who joined the BRT bus at the Ketu Bus stop, is a trader and lives in the Mowe
area of Ogun State.
After the delivery, the mother and the new
baby were taken to a private hospital.
A passenger on the bus, who gave his name as
Shodipo, said both the woman and the baby seemed to be fine.
He said, “It was a very interesting
experience.To my novice eye, the woman and the baby were both fine as of the
time I left the bus.”
Punch
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