35-year-old Raqia Bibi, a pregnant woman in quake-hit Balakot of northwest Pakistan, Wednesday delivered a boy baby at the mobile hospital of the China International Search and Rescue (CISAR).

The delivery is also the first case the CISAR ever had in its overseas rescue tasks. The baby, measured around three kilograms, came through six hours of delivery course. Due to the limit of the local customs that men were forbidden to enter the delivery room, four female medical staff with CISAR communicated with women only with body language. Raqia Bibi's physical condition was very weak, since she and her family traveled two and a half hours to the hospital. The Chinese medical staff not only did massage for her, but also gave her nutritious food to ensure a smooth delivery.

Yang Zaocheng, deputy director of CISAR and also a veteran doctor, said to respect the local people's tradition, the medical staff tried their best to ensure a natural delivery of the woman. However, the medical staff also made treatment plan in case of emergency. The CISAR mobile hospital also prepared hot-water container and blanket for the mother and son.

Bibi's husband Ashik told Xinhua that the midwife in their village said Bibi would have difficulty in delivery. "I know the Chinese doctors are the best in Balakot, and it turned out that I' ve made the right decision," he said. Sohail Farooq, a Pakistani doctor visiting the mobile hospital said the Chinese doctors shouldered high risk for receiving a pregnant woman of Bibi's case, especially in a mobile hostapital in disaster-hit area.

By press time, the CISAR has given medical services to 520 patients in Balakot. Apart from the mobile hospital, the CISAR also dispatched medical team to remote villages.

Source: Xinhua