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Woman, newborn die after 'doctor' cuts vein during delivery at nursing home in Meerut

Source: , Posted On:   26 January 2023

 

The pregnant woman was brought to Ratan Nursing Home when she suffered labour pain.

 

Mawana: In a shocking incident reported from Meerut district of Uttar Pradesh, a woman and her newborn baby died after a quack allegedly cut a vein during C-section surgery. The vein cut led to severe blood loss leading to the death of the woman and the baby.

The incident reportedly took place at a nursing home located at Parikshitgarh Road in Mawana town. The family of the victim have alleged extreme medical negligence by the doctors.

The pregnant woman was brought to Ratan Nursing Home when she suffered labour pain. During delivery, the doctor reportedly cut one of the veins of the woman. This led to severe blood loss ultimately leading to the death of the mother-baby duo, according to a report in Hindi daily Janwani.

 

Following the incident, the family members of the woman created a ruckus at the nursing home and allegedly indulged in vandalism. Witnessing the anger, the doctor and nursing home staff ran away. The police finally reached the nursing home and sent the woman's body for post-mortem.

The victim's family has filed a complaint with Mawana police alleging negligence of the doctors.

 

On Tuesday night, a man named Krishna Dutt from Kol village in Mawana Tehsil, admitted his wife Seema to the Ratan nursing home in Mawana after she suffered labour pain. The nursing home staff told Dutt that his wife will have to undergo C-section.

 

During the surgery, the report unqualified doctor cut a stomach vein that led to loss loss. This created a panic among nursing home staff who advised the family to take the woman to another hospital. But the duo succumbed to their injuries.

 

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