- Request received16/09/2025
- Checked & confirmed02/10/2025
- Fundraising02/10/2025
- Treatment provided06/11/2025
- Invoice paid07/11/2025
- Case closed01/12/2025
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Rahima B., 23
Report publishedGynecology
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$290
About gynecology
Rahima Begum , in her first pregnancy at 37+ weeks, developed prolonged and obstructed labor after more than 24 hours of failed home delivery attempts. She presented to the hospital exhausted and in distress, where an ultrasonogram confirmed obstructed labor with fetal distress. This condition is life-threatening for both mother and baby, requiring an immediate caesarean section to prevent severe complications or death. Timely surgical intervention is essential to save the lives of both mother and her unborn child.
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Saheda Gafur-Ibrahim General Hospital
Kalaya, Bauphal, Patuakhali, Bangladesh
Background
Rahima Begum, a 23-year-old kind and loving woman, lives in a small household of five with her husband, in-laws, and young brother-in-law. Her husband, Ariful Islam, works as a daily wage laborer earning only 9,000 BDT per month, which barely feeds the family and covers school expenses for his younger brother, leaving nothing for costly medical treatment. At 37+ weeks pregnant, Rahima endured more than 24 hours of failed home labor before being rushed to the hospital, where an ultrasonogram revealed obstructed labor with fetal distress. Doctors have urgently advised an immediate caesarean section to save both mother and baby. Without this surgery, Rahima’s life and her unborn child’s survival are in grave danger, a heartbreaking risk for a family that already struggles just to get by.
Medical history
After experiencing labour pain for more than 24 hours with failed home trial over 37+weeks of her pregnancy , she arrived at our hospital at10.0 AM in 12 September , where doctors performed an ultrasound and clinical examination that revealed obstructed labour with fetal distress , making vaginal delivery impossible. An emergency cesarean section was promptly arranged, and the procedure was successful, resulting in the birth of a beautiful male baby . Both the mother and the baby are safe and sound, with no complications arising from the surgery. We discharged the patient at 10.30AM in 15 September 2025.The patient's family expressed their heartfelt gratitude to the Helpster Heroes and the hospital for their timely and effective care.
Prognosis
Given the patient's condition, doctor diagnosed this case as an obstructed labour with fetal distress. the doctor's prognosis emphasizes the necessity of close monitoring and timely intervention to ensure a safe outcome. If obstructed labour left untreated,that leads to brain damage, or even stillbirth of the baby as well as death of mother. The doctor's treatment plan will likely involve careful fetal monitoring and a decision on the safest time and method of delivery and this plan is to do immediate caesarean section operation .
