wo women have given birth on commuter trains within the last five years, according to train operator PT Kereta Commuter Indonesia (KCI) records.
The first incident took place in 2015, while the second one occurred on Thursday.
Passengers on the Bogor-Jakarta Kota line were surprised to see a 21-year-old woman, PN, moaning in pain at 12:20 p.m. on Thursday when the train was passing Depok, West Jakarta. Passengers and train security personnel quickly sprang into action and helped to deliver the baby.
Train officials then immediately took PN and her baby to the University of Indonesia Hospital for medical treatment.
The hospital’s obstetrician-gynecologist, Vita Silvana, said the baby unfortunately died.
“When they were brought here, the baby only weighed 500 grams and did not survive,” she added as quoted by kompas.com.
The incident in 2015 took place on June 8 on the Tangerang-Duri line, when a woman gave birth with the help of train security officers and passengers.
When the train stopped at Duri Station, the mother, 29-year-old Sarmunah and her baby were immediately rushed to Krendang community healthcare center in Tambora, West Jakarta, for medical treatment. (vla)
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