Gynaecologist under scanner for allegedly providing Delivery Treatment via Whatsapp

The patient's advocate K Kannan alleged to the TOI, “Nithya was admitted to the hospital on May 31. For the next two days, she was taken care of only by the nurses, who would WhatsApp the doctor pictures of fetus’ position based on which she would prescribe treatment. Till the last minute, the doctor did not see the patient.”

The family further alleged that when the patient did not develop labour pain even two days after her admission the doctor asked the nurses to break water (amniotic fluid). The patient's condition soon deteriorated

“With no doctor around when the woman developed labour in the early hours of June 3, the nursing staff performed the delivery, guided by Dr. Magudapathi through WhatsApp. There was heavy blood and placenta loss. The doctor came later and the mother and the child had to be shifted to Kovai Medical Center and Hospital (KMCH) due to child developing breathlessness,” Mr. Kannan alleged to the Hindu.

However, denying all allegations made by the family of the patient, the gynaecologist stated that she was present during the delivery

“The woman had a placental abruption (placenta detaching from the uterus) which led to dropping of the baby's heart rate. The delivery was performed as the abruption could have worsened the condition. A paediatrician present at the time of delivery resuscitated the newborn and immediately shifted it to KMCH where cooling therapy facility is available,” she told the Hindu.