more-inA 25-year-old woman gave birth in an autorickshaw while being taken to a government hospital here on Thursday. Savitha and her newborn son are stable, sources in the Mandya Institute of Medical Sciences (MIMS) said. Ms. Savitha, wife of tender coconut vendor Ravi of Sugar Town, developed labour pain on Thursday morning and was being taken to the MIMS on Bengaluru–Mysuru highway. She, however, gave birth in the autorickshaw before reaching the hospital. Upon hearing about the incident, a team from the MIMS rushed to the spot.

Source: The Hindu November 16, 2017 19:07 UTC