Indonesian Quake Survivor’s ‘Blessing’: Baby Born in a Tent

Rohmat Kartini, 35, a pregnant woman, is evacuated to a relief centre after an earthquake hit Sukamulya, in Cianjur, West Java Province, Indonesia, on Nov. 23, 2022. Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana/Reuters

CIANJUR, Indonesia—A couple of days after Indonesia’s deadly earthquake, heavily pregnant Rohmat Kartini began experiencing contractions.

Having narrowly escaped Monday’s quake with her husband, Rohmat had to be driven for hours on roads clogged with debris and mud to a makeshift medical center set up in a tent in an open field.