11 newborns die at Ahmedabad hospital in 24 hrs, govt to probe

Ahmedabad: Eleven newborns have died at the civil hospital here since midnight, prompting the Gujarat government to order a probe into the circumstances and causes of their death.
Five of the babies were brought here from distant places and suffered from "extremely low birth weight" complications, while some suffered from life-threatening diseases and were in critical condition, the government said in a release today.
"Of the nine deaths in 24 hours, five babies were referred from distant places -- Lunawada, Surendranagar, Mansa, Viramgam, Himmatnagar -- and were having severe life threatening conditions such as extremely low birth weight (around 1.1 kg), hyaline membrane disease, early onset septicaemia and disseminated intra-vascular coagulation," said the release.
Besides, four babies born at the civil hospital "died due to lethal complications such as severe birth asphyxia and meconium aspiration," it said.
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