New Mother Dies After Childbirth Amid Negligence Claims

A distressing incident occurred at JK Lon Hospital where a 34-year-old woman, Gangotri Saini, died just 30 hours after delivering a healthy baby. Her family has alleged medical negligence by the hospital staff following her death.

Hospital authorities have responded to the accusations, asserting that Saini was already considered a high-risk patient. She was admitted on Saturday afternoon from Kaithun government hospital, presenting with severe hypertension and in advanced labor. Subsequent diagnosis revealed she was also Hepatitis B-positive.

Her condition began to decline post-delivery, with doctors identifying disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) leading to multi-site bleeding. Although senior doctors managed to stabilize her bleeding and she showed improvement for a period, her condition rapidly deteriorated early on Monday morning. Despite extensive resuscitation efforts involving CPR, oxygen support, and interventions from senior medical staff, she could not be revived.

Medical professionals at the hospital suspect a pulmonary embolism, where a blood clot traveled to her lungs, as the likely cause of her sudden demise. To thoroughly investigate the circumstances surrounding her death, a three-member expert committee has been constituted by the hospital administration.