In a yet another incident in Sundargarh district, a pregnant woman along with her child died at the Community Health Centre at Kutra on Sunday thanks to late arrival of 102 ambulance.
With the death of the woman, the death toll of pregnant woman on the way to hospital in Sundargarh district has gone up to four during last two months. Consequently, the efficacy of the State Government’s Janani Surakhya Yojana in the district has been in question.
Sources said deceased Kunia Samadhia (26) was wife of Surya Samadhia, a resident of Panchara village. On Sunday morning, she complained of severe pain at around 7.30 am and the Asha worker had dialed 102 ambulance to take Kunia to Kutra CHC. But the ambulance reached at around 9.45 am and reached the pregnant woman at the CHC at around 11 am, where the doctors declared her and her child to be dead.
Significantly, three pregnant woman under Bonei sub division had died on the way to hospital from June 10 to July 10. “We will investigate the matter,” said CDMO SB Nayak.