A pregnant woman delivered a baby boy outside the SDM office in Raisen after leaving hospital. Local youths assisted them, while officials confirmed both mother and newborn were safe.Madhya Pradesh woman delivers baby outside SDM office after leaving hospital (Screen grabs: ITG)Raisen,Oct 28, 2026 20:57 ISTA woman in labour who had gone to a hospital for delivery rushed outside amid admission formalities and gave birth to a baby boy on the road, in Madhya Pradesh's Raisen district.
Locals present at the spot jumped in to help her and ensured that she and the newborn were taken back to the hospital. Both woman and child are safe and healthy.The woman, identified as Babita, is a resident of a village near the district headquarters.
She reached the district hospital while experiencing labour pain and sought admission for delivery. However, she was asked to complete the formalities, following which she panicked and rushed out of the hospital.She reached the road outside the Sub-Divisional Magistrate's (SDM) office, where she delivered the baby.
The incident caused a commotion, but local residents promptly came to her aid and arranged for her and the newborn to be taken back to the hospital for medical attention.The woman's family has said there was no negligence on the part of the hospital management or doctors. According to her relatives, she left the hospital in a state of panic.
DISTRICT COLLECTOR VISITS HOSPITALFollowing the incident, Collector Rohit Sisodia visited the district hospital. Chief Medical and Health Officer Dinesh Khatri and Civil Surgeon Anil Oadh were also present.Sisodia said the woman had been admitted for delivery but left the hospital in a state of panic.
He confirmed that both the mother and the newborn were safe. The collector also said he had inspected the district hospital and would conduct surprise inspections in the future.
He added that the hospital's lift was temporarily out of service due to a technical fault and would be restarted soon.- Ends