The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) has issued a notice to Babu Jagjivan Ram Hospital on media reports of women allegedly experiencing difficulties post-delivery due to lack of proper facilities in the hospital. The commission has asked them to submit a reply by September 18, Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) spokesperson stated.
DCW chairperson Swati Maliwal said, "It is very unfortunate that these ladies are forced to sleep on floor after giving birth. Poor ladies are being deprived of proper facilities by the hospital. The Commission has instituted the inquiry in the matter and we are seeking clarification from the hospital in the matter."
It has been reported in media that women are made to sleep on floors and dealt with in an inhumane manner. Also, it was reported that women whose infants are admitted in Intensive Care Units shortly after caesarean delivery are made to sleep on hospital floors.
It was also reported that the lifts in the hospital are non functional, due to which women haveto face many problems,DCW spokesperson stated.
According to the notice issued by DCW, the hospital is asked to provide with its factual position on the media reports, detailed reasons for the lapses, details of action taken on erring officials and steps to rectify on the lapses mentioned in the reports.
However, a senior doctor from the hospital told The Pioneer, "We have no information regarding the notice, however, if a notice has been issued, we will answer the notice."
Declining the claims made by DCW and the alleged media reports, she said, "The floor beds are there for nursing mothers. We provide this facility to the mothers whose children are admitted in the hospital so that they can feed their children."
The hospital in its defence said that due to the population of patients, sometimes there are two or three patients on one bed but there are no patients on floor.
"We cannot deny patients of the treatment. The patients are more and the beds are less. Even if we bring more beds, there is no space to keep them. Where will we keep them?" she said.