Mangalore: Woman follows newborn in death, family blame hospital
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Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore (DV)
Mangalore, Oct 23: In a tragic incident reported in the city on Wednesday October 23, a woman from Mulky passed away a week after delivering a baby in Lady Goschen hospital. The baby died only a day after its birth.
The deceased has been identified as Prema Amin (35), wife of Madhava, from Aikala near Mulky.
It is said that Prema and Madhava had come to the city about a week ago to make their Aadhar card. Prema who was pregnant then went to Lady Goschen hospital for a checkup. As per family sources, she was 8 months pregnant.
The doctors who checked her in the hospital told her that she had high blood pressure and other complications and asked her to get admitted immediately. She delivered three days later, but the premature baby died.
Prema's brother-in-law Vasanth Poojary said that Prema was given some injection after which she lost consciousness. He also alleged that doctors did not come to her help when she was in labour.
"The family wanted to shift Prema to a private hospital so that we could save her at least, but the hospital did not allow. They let us go to Wenlock hospital, and so we shifted there. But there too she was not given proper treatment and she died," he said.
He also said that Prema used to go to Karnad government hospital usually for checkup, but as she had come to Mangalore for Aadhar card, she decided to get a checkup here.
Speaking to daiiworld, district medical officer Rajeshwari Devi said that the Prema was admitted to Wenlock hospital on October 15. "Prema died due to uncontrolled diabetes during delivery, urinary tract infection, acute septesemia and acute renal failure. As soon she was brought to Wenlock, she was given antibiotics and dialysis was done in the ICU and her condition was being monitored, but she failed to respond to the treatment," she said.
The family is now demanding a separate post-mortem to be done in a private hospital. They have also approached Bunder police to lodge a complaint.