A Covid-19 positive woman gave birth to twin babies at the Assam Medical College and Hospital (AMCH) in upper Assamโ€™s Dibrugarh on Friday.

Speaking to Northeast Now on Friday, Principal and chief superintendent of Assam Medical College and Hospital (AMCH) Dr. Sanjeeb Kakati said, โ€œItโ€™s a good news for us that a Covid positive woman gave birth to twin babies. I congratulate the family and the medical staff for their successful operation.โ€

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โ€œThe twins, a baby boy and a baby girl are healthy and both are Covid negative. The 34-year-woman who belongs to Moran area of Dibrugarh and had undergone IVF technology after being childless for 14 years after her marriage,โ€ Kakati said.

On the night of May 19, she was taken to a private hospital in Dibrugarh after she developed obstetrical problems.

Kakati said, โ€œDuring testing, she was found Covid positive and was referred to the Assam Medical College. Seeing her serious condition a team of doctors and nurses led by the head of the genealogy and obstetrics department, Dr. Ramesh Sonowal carried out a C-section and successfully delivered the twins.โ€

โ€œBoth the mother and twins are healthy. The male baby weighs 2.5 kg and the female baby weighs 2 kg and both are Covid negative. The twins are being kept at the neo-natal care unit. Since they were born prematurely at 35 weeks we are providing phototherapy to prevent jaundice,โ€ the principal said.

In a tweet, health minister Keshab Mahanta congratulated the doctors and nursing team of the AMCH for the successful delivery.

โ€œItโ€™s profoundly heartwarming to see a mother, who is Covid +ve, holding her twin babies born through IVF. Extremely proud of the @AMCHDibrugarh doctors and nursing team for the successful delivery,โ€ the minister tweeted.

On Friday, 367 Covid-19 positive cases were detected in Dibrugarh.

Avik Chakraborty is Northeast Now Correspondent in Dibrugarh. He can be reached at: [email protected]