SIVASAGAR, Aug 16 - Doctors at the Sivasagar Civil Hospital successfully performed a Lower Segment Cesarean Section on a COVID-19 positive mother recently and gave birth to a healthy baby girl.
Under stress due to exponential increase in COVID-19 patients in the hospital, from January to July this year, the doctors and the assistant staff conducted a record 242 cesarean cases and 1,161 natural deliveries in the Maternity Ward despite pandemic-related pulls and pressures.
Dr Rajiv Baruah and Dr Prasanta Pratim Sarma, senior surgeons of the hospital claim that it was due to sincerity of all health workers, including the doctors, that the hospital has been able to provide services to all sections of the population and win their love and appreciation.
