Overview
- The delivery, which occurred on Tuesday while a pregnant woman was being moved from Ghuthas primary health centre to Bichhiya community health centre, produced quadruplets inside an autorickshaw and all four newborns were declared dead shortly after arrival at the CHC.
- Health officials say the babies were born at about seven months' gestation, weighed roughly 1.5 kilograms each, and died from complications of extreme prematurity and underdevelopment.
- The family says they called the 108 ambulance service and received no response, forcing them to use private transport and an autorickshaw, a delay the husband says cost the infants their lives.
- District authorities say no formal complaint has been filed and that they will investigate if one is lodged; the mother, identified as Rajni Singaram, is admitted to Bichhiya CHC and reported to be stable.
- The case underscores limits in rural neonatal capacity and the time‑sensitive role of ambulance referrals for high‑risk multiple births and may prompt review of emergency transport and referral protocols in Mandla district.