A case of alleged medical negligence has come to light in Maharashtra’s Beed district, where a pregnant woman from Parli taluka reportedly carried a dead foetus in her womb for 22 hours.
The incident occurred two weeks ago, on April 23, after the pregnant woman visited a hospital over complaints of uneasiness and pain. The family of the survivor has alleged that the doctor attempted to hide the negligence and gain financial benefits.
The complaint letter is written to the Beed district collector, Parli police station, Sub-district hospital, and district health officer, citing that due to doctors’ “inexcusable negligence and carelessness, not only did the unborn baby die, but the mother’s life was also put in danger for 22 hours”.
The doctor identified is Kalpana Gite, the survivor’s gynaecologist.
“All was normal on April 22 during my sister-in-law’s check-up. On April 23, she called the doctor and told her about the pain. The doctor asked her to come immediately. She was given saline on arrival, and the doctor visited two hours later. During the visit, she was asked to get the sonography from the nearby diagnostic centre despite having an in-house sonography facility. After the test, she declared the baby is dead. She was admitted for removing the fetus, but it took them 22 hours for a cesarean,” said Sambhaji Munde, a Parli resident and brother-in-law of the survivor.
