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Pregnant woman dies due to doctors negligence in Anantnag, Kashmir

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    27 June 2019

A 25-year-old pregnant woman died under unexplained circumstance, as her family alleged medical negligence by the doctors at MCH hospital Sheerbagh Anantnag in south Kashmir.

According to the family, on Tuesday morning as per the doctor’s advice, the woman, Shobi Jan wife of Mohammad Hussain Bhat of Sarnal Anantnag walked into the hospital. She was asked to take tea and snacks before her delivery which was fixed at 2 p.m. by the doctors. No doctor turned up at the scheduled time and she was kept waiting.

The family said that a female attendant who was accompanying Shobi observed that there was no movement of fetus inside the womb and she rushed to inform the doctors. But there was no response from the doctors and Shobi was kept waiting till 11 p.m in the night when she was taken to labour room.

Also, in the labour room, according to the family members, Shobi was left unattended and no one from the family was allowed to enter. At last she was taken to operating theatre at around 3 a.m. and it was shut for hours. At around 6: 30 a.m. the operating theatre was opened when the police team had reached the hospital.

The family staged massive protest against the doctors and said that this is a murder and strict punishment should be taken against the concerned doctors.

Medical Superintendent of the hospital M Y Zagoo said that an investigation has been ordered by a team of doctors comprising Dr Akeela and Dr Masarat, (gynecologists) besides Dr Anzil (Anesthesia). The team has been asked to submit the report as earliest as possible and action will be taken based on the inquiry report.

In the meantime, police has taken cognizance of the matter and started investigations under 174 CrPc. A police officer said that action as justified against those found to be negligent would be taken.

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