Doctors at Midnapore Medical College and Hospital in West Bengal have successfully performed a Caesarean section on a 25-year-old woman suffering from the rare neurological disorder Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease. Both the mother and newborn are reported to be healthy.

According to hospital sources, the surgery is believed to be the first such procedure performed on a CMT patient in the district. The successful operation has been described by doctors as a significant medical achievement, particularly because of the challenges involved in administering anaesthesia to the patient.