Bhopal: In a shocking case of alleged medical negligence, a woman delivered her child in the general ward of the community centre effectively in public in Bhopal's Kolar area as the nurse had allegedly dozed off while the doctor had left after his “duty”, her family said on Tuesday. The alleged incident has taken place at the Community Health Centre in Kolar, a dedicated maternity hospital.
The family of Shikha Rajput, 27, said she was having a mild pain and visited the hospital for check-up where she was was undergoing treatment during her pregnancy. Shikha alleged that the doctor at the hospital refused to attend to her saying that her shift was over and asked her to either go to a private hospital or seek the nurse's help for delivery.
“I was admitted to the general ward of the hospital," she said. Shikha's husband, Devendra Rajput said that he bought the labour induction injections that were asked for by the staff and which were administered to Shikha. Devendra said that after administering the injection, the nurse abandoned Shikha and went to her room leaving Shikha writhing in labour pain.
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Devendra said that he and Shikha's mother repeatedly called the nurse to check Shikha's condition and shift her to the maternity ward. “But, the nurse told us that there was still time for delivery. When the nurse finally came to check her, the child had taken birth and half of the woman's body was covered in blood. By the grace of God, the child was saved,” the family alleged.
The family further alleged that the doctors at the hospital left a piece of bandage inside her abdomen. After being discharged from the hospital, Shikha said that she was unable to urinate. Her husband Devendra said that they thought it would not be safe to go to the same hospital and visited a private hospital. At the private hospital, it was found that a piece of bandage was left inside her abdomen leaving her life at stake, he said.
The woman's husband has submitted a written complaint against the hospital management. He demanded immediate action against the erring staff. ETV Bharat contacted authorities at the community center over the matter, but they refused to comment. Significantly, the maternal mortality rate of Madhya Pradesh is the second worst among states which has increased from 163 to 173 between 2018 and 2020, official data have shown.
