Trending: Pune doctor helps a woman deliver a baby on a road

The delivery was made safely on a road in Pune with the help of locals.

A video has recently been trending on social media, showing a Pune doctor helping a woman deliver a baby safely on the road with the help of locals. The doctor from Pune stepped in to help deliver the baby after a woman went into labour in the open, sparking concern over maternal healthcare gaps.

A woman gives birth to a child on a roadside in Pune with the help of a lady doctor.

The video, which has now gone viral on the internet, shows how, after a woman went into labour on a roadside in Pune, the lady doctor stepped in to help her deliver the baby safely on the road. She did this with the assistance of locals. The video shows several women forming a makeshift enclosure with dupattas to provide privacy while the delivery took place in the open. Amid this tense situation, a doctor present at the spot was seen assisting the woman and later lifting the newborn, drawing visible relief and applause from the gathered crowd.

More on the video of a baby delivery on the road in Pune.

The video was also shared by Advocate Yashomati Thakur on X, where she claimed that the woman had approached a government hospital days earlier but was turned away due to the absence of certain medical reports. As per the post, Dr SunitaPote rushed to assist the woman upon learning of the situation and carried out the delivery under extremely difficult conditions, helping save both the mother and the newborn. She also acknowledged the role of another doctor, SanketGhode, and a blood bank that reportedly provided a unit of blood free of cost. At the same time, she criticised the state’s healthcare system, alleging a lack of seriousness towards maternal and newborn care, especially for economically weaker sections.

Watch the viral video here:

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The National Commission for Women reacted to the incident.

The National Commission for Women took suomotu cognisance, which is the authority of a court or government agency to initiate legal proceedings on its own initiative, without a formal petition or complaint. In an official statement shared on its Facebook page, the Commission described the situation as “deeply concerning,” emphasising the apparent denial of admission and the resulting roadside delivery as indicative of serious gaps in emergency maternal healthcare. The Commission also stated that every woman was entitled to a safe, dignified, and institutional delivery, adding that forcing someone to give birth in a public space amounts to a violation of her rights to reproductive healthcare, privacy, and dignity.