"In the absence of an ambulance, we put her in a horse cart after she complained of pain at 5am. On reaching the hospital, we learned that ASHA workers were on strike, but the hospital staff was available. "An ASHA worker normally accompanies a woman in labour for facilitating the delivery at the hospital. But on Sunday, the ASHA workers were on strike. "It could have been possible that the hospital didn't attend to the ambulance request by the family," said Indu Shree Gangwar , district president of ASHA workers' association.

Source: Times of India September 25, 2016 16:49 UTC