A nurse from the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority helped a woman give birth at a vaccination site.
According to Mark Salazar’s report on “24 Oras” on Tuesday, Kat Palma just finished her shift as a vaccinator when a tricycle driver informed her that a woman was already about to give birth.
She said they could not wait for the ambulance any longer as the woman was already in pain.
“May kumatok po na tricycle driver regarding na may manganganak na raw po. Pag-check ko po doon kay ate, namimilipit na po siya kasi hindi niya na raw po kaya, palabas na raw po ‘yong baby niya,” Palma said.
“Hindi namin kinut ‘yong umbilical cord kasi wala kaming sterilized na gamit. Ang ginawa namin, nag-contact kami ng ospital na puwedeng tumanggap sa baby kasi ang sabi ng patient, pumunta sila ng lying-in kaso hindi sila tinanggap kasi sarado raw po,” she added.
(We didn’t cut the umbilical cord because we didn’t have any sterilized instruments. What we did was we attempted to find a hospital that would take in the baby. The patient said they attempted to get to a lying-in clinic, but they were turned away because they were closed.)
Eventually, the mother and her baby girl were brought to the Fabella Hospital. — Ma. Angelica Garcia/DVM, GMA News
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