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"On Friday night, we received a patient in labour at the Keran PHC (primary health centre) with history of complicated delivery with eclampsia, prolonged labour and episiotomy," Block Medical Officer of Kralpora Dr Mir Mohammad Shafi said. An air evacuation was required to take the patient to a hospital with maternity facilities as Keran remained cut off from the rest of Kupwara district during the winter. Continuous snowfall on Thursday and Friday prevented the authorities to arrange an air evacuation, forcing the medical staff at the Keran PHC to look for an alternative way to assist in the delivery. A gynaecologist in Kralpora subdistrict hospital, Dr Parvaiz, guided Dr Arshad Sofi and his paramedical staff at the Keran PHC over a WhatsApp call on the procedure to deliver the baby. "The patient was induced (into labour) and after six hours a healthy baby girl was born. Currently both the baby and the mother are under observation and doing fine," Dr Shafi said...

A video of indecent behavior of a female patient under treatment in a district hospital is becoming increasingly viral. In the video, a female hospital staff nurse is seen grabbing the patient's hair and pushing her to the bed. The staff nurse is also heard reprimanding the woman. Along with him, many other health workers are also seen in the video.The viral video is said to be three to four days old. The name of the staff nurse seen in the video that went viral on the internet media on Thursday is being told as Shashilata. She is seen holding and pushing the hair braid of the patient admitted in the female ward. In this 15-second viral video, the staff nurse scolds the female patient several times. Hut, Chal's voice can be heard in the video. Another health worker also talks about holding the hand of a female patient. After being pushed ...