High drama at Mother and Child Hospital

LUDHIANA: High drama was witnessed at Mother and Child Hospital located on the premises Civil Hospital after a stillbirth Parents alleged that the baby died due to the negligence on the part of the doctors They staged a protested outside the hospital

Updated At : 06:53 AM Jun 29, 2016 IST

Relatives console a woman at Mother and Child Hospital in Ludhiana on Tuesday. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan

Manav Mander

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, June 28

High drama was witnessed at Mother and Child Hospital (located on the premises Civil Hospital) after a stillbirth. Parents alleged that the baby died due to the negligence on the part of the doctors. They staged a protested outside the hospital.

Amandeep Kaur, mother of the baby, said she came to the hospital around 11 pm yesterday. The doctor on duty examined her and left the hospital. Nurses had been taking care of her since then.

“In the morning I suffered labour pains and went through a normal delivery. But it was a stillbirth. It is due to negligence on the part of the doctors that I lost my baby. My baby was in breech position and in such cases C-section is recommended but the staff insisted on normal delivery. As a result, the baby died in the womb,” alleged Amandeep.

The father of the child contacted an NGO, Jan Hitt Yuva Sangarsh Morcha, and sought help from them. Members of the NGO and the Swaraj Party reached the hospital and met Senior Medical Officer.

Dr Prashat Yadav from the Swaraj Party said the child was in breech position and still the staff insisted on normal delivery due to which the child got strangled with the umbilical cord and even had marks around its neck. Nurse Rajini and Suman conducted the delivery of the patient, he said.

Yadav said: “They have been trying to contact the Health Minister, Health Secretary and the Principal Health Secretary on the phone, but to no avail. “We have sent a message to all of them, informing them about the matter. We tried to call up 104 helpline to register a complaint, but in vain,” he said.

Meanwhile, Dr Sukhjiwan Kakkar, SMO, said he was aware of the matter and Dr Surbhi was looking into the case. “The baby was in breech position and was premature as well. A C-section was not possible in this case as it could have led to complications. The family was told about all these circumstances in advance and were told that there is a possibility that the baby would not survive,” said Dr Kakkar.