A Nigerian social media user identified as Timilehin Rapheal has warmed up the hearts of many on micro blogging platform Twitter after he shared the story of how he delivered a pregnant woman of her baby. Rapheal, who according to his Twitter bio is a registered nurse, explained that the woman had been sent away from an undisclosed private hospital, because they could not take her delivery due to her unique condition.
He said she had been verbally referred to a general hospital, and during the tricycle ride, she went into labor, with people around being clueless on how to handle the situation. “Enroute to general, the baby head came out and the maruwa driver packed and ran away The shout was intense I had to rush out, alongside the doctor on duty. On brief assessment, the baby was observed to be asphyxiated as the cord wound round his neck,” his post read.
Read his tweets below:
Good morning sir. I took a rare roadside delivery of a baby with a cord round the neck whose mother was sent away from a hospital some days ago.
Was in my diagnostic suite collating ECG result when I heard people shouting and crying for help, ori! ori! was their yelling tone. pic.twitter.com/vs06vm6g8t
— Timilehin Rapheal Omo – Olusola™❁ (@El_PrisciTO) November 14, 2019
The said woman has presented in an undisclosed private hospital but not attended to due to the delivery beyond their capacity and was referred verbally to a general hospital which is few kilometres away amidst Lagos traffic and pot-holes….@KelvinOssai@BiodunNJO
— Timilehin Rapheal Omo – Olusola™❁ (@El_PrisciTO) November 14, 2019
Weighing d option of leaving d Baby to go to the general hospital prescribed, the minute to seconds to death of the baby and the coverage of our facility left me in an ethical dilemma
But fetching from legal right of the baby to life that I owe him, I just must swift to action
— Timilehin Rapheal Omo – Olusola™❁ (@El_PrisciTO) November 14, 2019
Meanwhile the placenta was delivered through a controlled cord traction and placed in a newly ordered black nylon after assessment for completeness, exploration was done and hemostasis maintained
Baby was dressed in the available clothing to prevented hypothermia@KelvinOssai
— Timilehin Rapheal Omo – Olusola™❁ (@El_PrisciTO) November 14, 2019
Reacting, several users that were touched by Rapheal’s kindness commended him in his comment sections.
Nurses re the unsung heroes of the medical field. God will continue to bless you all! 😍
— Tryphosa (@FCChidera) November 14, 2019
Kudos to the nurse for such heroic act. I Stan 🙌🏾 @SubDeliveryZone
— Olúwakáyòdé (@Oluwakayy) November 14, 2019
You see this nurse, he’s very educated, he must be a 1st Class or 2’1… Speaking very intelligently like a Medical Doctor… God Bless him!
— Mee🇳🇬 (@MerrymaryTom) November 14, 2019
Wow!!!!! Just WOW!!!! GOD BLESS YOU AND INCREASE YOU MORE
— Peace Imoisi (@PissyMissy95) November 14, 2019
