Vadodara: In a humanitarian approach Western Railway’s Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel helped two women deliver their babies in two different trains. The unique case of events happened on 29th October 2022.

In the first incident, the train escorting team of Nadiad comprising of ASI Sandeep Repe, HC Ravikiran Sharma, CT Jaynarayan Mina and CT Natwar Bhai aboard Train No. 16210 Mysore – Ajmer Express, got information at 05.20 hrs, from passenger Mohan Lal about his wife travelling along with him experiencing sudden labour pain. The said lady passenger delivered a baby girl in the running train between Vatva and Ahmedabad stations, with the help of an elderly passenger in the same coach. The train escorting party informed the Security Control Room at Ahmedabad to alert a female RPF personnel and ambulance for further treatment at Ahmedabad station. After reaching at the station, the mother and child were attended by a railway doctor and sent to the hospital, along with her husband for further treatment.

In another case a 29 year-old lady passenger traveling from Mathura to Vadodara in Train No. 22634 Hazrat Nizamuddin-Thiruvananthapuram Central Express, suddenly experienced labour pain in the running train. Upon receiving information of this, although the train did not have a scheduled halt at Godhra station, was stopped after informing the Operating Control and IPF Godhra. After reaching the station, the lady passenger delivered a baby boy and were sent to Godhra Civil Hospital for further treatment. The husband of the lady was informed and thanked the RPF for their assistance and care.

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