Archive · 30 May 2025
UP Health Centre: Women Deliver Babies in Phone Light
Imagine a hospital where the lights went out!
Because a machine providing power broke, the staff had to use phone lights to help four mothers deliver their babies.
This happened in a place called Beruarbari in India.
Now, the officials are trying to find out what went wrong, make sure it doesn't happen again, and find those responsible.
Four women delivered babies at Beruarbari PHC using mobile phone lights.
The deliveries occurred on May 26, 2025, due to a power outage.
A damaged transformer caused the power failure.
An investigation committee has been formed to probe the incident.
The CMO assured strict action based on the inquiry findings.
- Who
- Four women, PHC staff, investigation committee
- What
- Four women delivered babies with mobile phone lights during power outage
- When
- May 26, 2025
- Where
- Beruarbari PHC, Ballia, Uttar Pradesh
- Why
- Transformer failure, no power backup
Government/Officials
Public/Patients
Healthcare Quality
Government/Officials
Focus on explanations and actions.
Public/Patients
Concerns about healthcare standards.
PHC Facilities
Government/Officials
Acknowledging and addressing infrastructure failures.
Public/Patients
Highlighting inadequate PHC resources.
- Location
- Beruarbari PHC, Ballia, UP
- Incident
- Four deliveries using mobile phone lights
- Cause
- Damaged transformer at PHC
- CMO
- Dr. Sanjeev Barman
- Incident Date
- May 26, 2025
- Action
- A three-member investigation committee formed