Coronavirus infected woman gives birth after caesarean section

KATHMANDU, June 20: A coronavirus infected woman has given birth after a caesarean section in Kohalpur Teaching Hospital in Banke district.

The 27-year-old woman from Krishnanagar in Kapilvastu district was referred from Bhim Hospital, Bhairahawa, and gave birth to a baby girl after caesarean section, according to the hospital’s official Dr Nitesh Kanodiya.
The health condition of new-mom and the baby is normal, it is said.

Dr Kabita Singha, Dr Rabin Shrestha, Dr Rajesh KC, Dr Amrendra Kushawa, Sangita Giri, Sarswati Shrestha and Pabitra Bista were involved for the caesarean section of the woman.

The Ministry of Health and Population has designated this hospital as the third-layer of coronavirus hospital. Currently, three coronavirus infected people are receiving treatment at the hospital, Kanodiya shared.RSS