health / Sunday, 12-May-2024

Denied admission, pregnant woman dies at Pilibhit Hospital; Junior resident doctor expelled

Pilbhit: The junior resident doctor at Autonomous State Medical College in Pilibhit was expelled on Wednesday after a seven-month pregnant woman died due to alleged failure to admit her to the hospital.

Dr Sangita Aneja, the principal of 'Autonomous State Medical College' in Pilibhit took this decision after the doctor allegedly failed to attend to a seven-month pregnant woman without providing a valid reason for her inaction.

After the allegations of medical negligence were raised, authorities constituted an expert committee to review the incident. After the committee presented its findings, the junior resident doctor has now been expelled.
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The pregnant woman was brought to the hospital in an unconscious state. The incident occurred on Sunday when the woman was transported to the hospital by autorickshaw for treatment. However, the hospital guard on duty advised the woman’s family to take her to a private hospital, reports the Daily.

Upon arrival at the private hospital, the medical staff refused to admit her due to the severity of her condition. Consequently, the family brought the woman back home at midnight, where she tragically passed away on Tuesday. The decision to expel Gupta highlights the serious nature of the situation and raises concerns about the quality of care provided at the hospital.

Commenting on the issue, the principal told Times of India, “A three-member committee of medical officers constituted to review the matter found the doctor’s negligence in attending to the pregnant woman to be deliberate and indefensible. Staff nurses have been warned of stern action in case they’re found to be negligent again."

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Medical dialogues team had earlier reported a similar incident at Sawai Man Singh (SMS) Medical College where a pregnant woman was brought to the Kanwatia Hospital with labour pain. It was alleged that the hospital staff denied her admission and consequently, she delivered her baby outside the main gate of the hospital. The woman reportedly was in a high-risk pregnancy as her haemoglobin level was much below normal.

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