Abu Ayub Khan :: A woman living with HIV/AIDS has given birth to a baby through a caesarean section at the 250-bed Jashore General Hospital, hospital officials said.
The surgery was performed on Sunday (June 1), beginning at around 10:30am and concluding at noon. The woman delivered a baby boy. Both the mother and the newborn are reported to be in stable condition and are currently being kept under close observation in a cabin of the hospital’s female medicine ward.
Hospital authorities said this is the second successful caesarean delivery of an HIV/AIDS-positive pregnant woman at the Jashore General Hospital.
Following the surgery, the hospital administration announced the temporary closure of the gynaecology operation theatre for 48 hours for sterilization, although emergency surgeries will continue.
According to hospital and gynaecology department sources, the operation was conducted by a seven-member medical team led by gynaecologist Dr Yasmin Akter and anaesthesiologist Zafar Iqbal. After the two-hour procedure, the patient was shifted to a cabin in the female medicine ward.
Dr Yasmin Akter said that all surgical instruments, gloves, gauze, bandages, and other materials used during the operation were burned and buried in accordance with safety protocols. The operation theatre has been sealed for 48 hours and treated with disinfectants to ensure proper sterilization.
She added that the woman was 36 weeks pregnant and had faced several social and physical complications prior to the surgery. “Despite these challenges, the operation was completed successfully,” she said.
Jashore General Hospital Superintendent Hossain Shafayat said the identities of the patient and her family have been kept confidential due to the sensitive nature of the case.
He said the hospital has records of two separate cases of HIV-positive pregnant women. “One woman was infected through her husband, while the other contracted HIV in the course of receiving medical treatment,” he said.
The superintendent added that NGO workers are currently monitoring whether other family members may have been infected. If medical tests confirm that the newborn is HIV-negative, the baby will be handed over to family members.
Hospital officials said strict medical protocols were followed throughout the procedure to ensure the safety of both patients and healthcare workers.
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