Newborn dies at govt hospital, family alleges negligence
PTI Jul 23, 2018
A baby died soon after birth at a hospital in Haryana's Ambala, following which the family accused the doctors of negligence.
The twenty-six-year-old mother, a resident of Kadasan village, experienced labour pain after which her husband took her to Sahjadpur community health centre. She was then referred to a civil hospital in Ambala cantt on July 22. The doctors at the civil hospital further referred her to PGIMER Chandigarh when they assessed there was possibility of miscarriage. The husband of the woman, alleged that instead of giving her emergency treatment, the doctor referred her to Chandigarh.
When the ambulance was on the way to Chandigarh, she gave birth to a child. The ambulance then returned to civil hospital in Ambala where the doctor declared the child dead, Lakhwinder alleged. When contacted, Principal Medical Officer at civil hospital Satish Kumar said the woman was referred to PGIMER because her condition was serious. He said a probe would be conducted and whosoever found guilty would not be spared.
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