Bantwal: Medical negligence blamed for the death of a pregnant woman at B.C. Road Hospital

Bantwal: Medical negligence blamed for the death of a pregnant woman at B.C. Road Hospital

Mangalore Today News Network

Bantwal, Feb 7, 2014: A young pregnant  woman who was admitted to a private hospital at B.C.Road  for delivery has died on February 6, Thursday.  Her husband has now lodged a police complaint blaming medical negligence for the cause of her death.

The deceased is Chanchalakshi (29), wife of Naveen Kumar M, a resident of  BC Road. As the doctors had given February 4 as her delivery date, her family had admitted her to the Somayaji Hospital on February 6. Thursday. Her husband in his complaint has said his wife was  normal until Thursday evening and had even taken tea in the evening.

 However, when she did not develop labour pains, she was reportedly taken to the labour room to give her an injection to induce pain. It is learnt, her condition worsened and her body soon turned black. The doctors who though pronounced her dead, asked the family to take her to  a hospital in Mangalore if the child is to be saved. Though the family rushed the woman to Fr Muller Hospital in Mangalore, the child had   died in its mother’s womb by then.

The family now blames the BC Road Hospital staff for the death of Chanchalakshi.

Meanwhile, it is learnt, the  Bantwal town police  were rude to Naveen who had approached them to lodge a complaint on February 7, Friday. Later, the  new SI Sanjay Kumar  accepted the complaint.

The deceased Chanchalakshi worked in MESCOM and already has a six year old son.