Woman delivers baby boy while waiting to board bus in Lagos
CITIZENS COMPASS —A middle – aged woman on Monday, February 19, 2024, was successfully delivered of a baby boy while waiting to board a bus at Onipanu bus-stop, Lagos State.
The heavily pregnant woman was said to have fallen into labour at about 9a.m.
It was gathered that she was fortunate to be attended to by some bystanders who quickly provided her a temporarily shelter and thereafter put a call across emergency responders in the State.
Confirming the incident in a statement, the Director-General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, said the Agency responded to the distress call at approximately 9a.m.
“On February 19, 2024, at approximately 9a.m, the Agencies Emergency Response Team received a distress call from neighborhood and bystanders at Onipanu bus stop in respect of an heavily pregnant woman who unexpectedly went into labour at the bus stop while waiting to board a bus.
“The Lagos Response Team (LRT) and the agency’s paramedics moved in swiftly in collaboration with some market women at the bus stop, providing a temporary makeshift in ensuring the safe delivery of the baby and the well-being of the mother.
The woman being attended to by the response team.
Fortunately, the woman was successfully delivered of a bouncing baby boy amidst jubilation.
“The Agency’s officials after stabilizing the mother and newborn quickly transported them to the nearest hospital for further medical care and attention.”
