The family members of a woman, who died along with her newborn child while giving birth, created uproar in the JP Hospital here on Saturday.
The family members alleged that the woman and her child died due to delay in treatment at the hospital. Officials of the hospital administration disclosed that victim Rajkumari had admitted at the JP Hospital after reporting deficiency of blood on Thursday. They further informed that when the level of hemoglobin became normal the family members requested hospital authorities for discharged of the patient. However, the doctors declined to discharge her stating that her condition was not good, but overlooking the advice, the family members took her back home.
Again on Friday the patient reported for labour pain, she was admitted at the hospital after having consulted local midwives. In the hospital, she delivered a dead baby boy and died later. Hospital Superintendent Dr Vina Sinha said that the woman was suffering from acute anaemia and two days ago she had undergone a blood transfusion process and was discharged but was brought back after reporting labour pain.
She was admitted but it was found that the baby already died inside the womb, he said. Meanwhile, relatives alleged that when the victim was brought on Friday the staff members of the hospital delayed her admission by over one hour and the midwife at the hospital was demanding Rs 500 for delivering the baby. The CMHO Pankaj Shukla had ordered probe into the matter and said the culprits would not be spared if found guilty.