Home / Health / Stillborn Baby: Parents Allege Negligence After Delivery
Stillborn Baby: Parents Allege Negligence After Delivery
25 Oct
Summary
- Parents allege negligence after stillborn baby delivery at private hospital.
- Alleged injury marks on baby's body, hospital cites pre-birth blisters.
- Police registered accidental death case, awaiting postmortem report.
A stillborn baby was delivered at a private hospital in south Nagpur on Sunday morning, leading to allegations of medical negligence by the parents. The couple, expecting their first child, had admitted the mother on Saturday night. A Caesarean section on Sunday morning resulted in the delivery of a stillborn boy.
The family alleged that the infant had visible injury marks, while the hospital staff attributed them to pre-birth blisters and skin conditions. Police were summoned and have registered a case of accidental death. They have sent the baby's body for a postmortem examination to ascertain the exact cause of death and clarify the nature of the marks.
According to family sources, the mother had been receiving treatment at the hospital since the first month of pregnancy. Relatives expressed concern that the doctor on call did not attend to the patient promptly upon admission. Police stated that statements from both the family and hospital staff have been recorded as part of the investigation.
