BAMS doctor performs delivery at Patiala Nursing home, patient dies of postpartum haemorrhage

Patiala: A BAMS (Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery) doctor allegedly conducted delivery of a 31-year-old patient at a private nursing home, in Patiala instead of a gynaecologist following which the patient is reported to have died from postpartum haemorrhage on Thursday night.  

As per the latest HT report, the patient was experiencing excessive bleeding following the delivery, and despite the efforts of the BAMS doctor to manage the bleeding, he was unsuccessful. Consequently,  she was transferred to Rajindra Hospital, where she tragically passed away moments later.    

Taking cognizance of the matter, the Patiala Health Department ordered a probe into the matter and asked the committee to submit a preliminary report within 2 days.  

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Speaking to HT, Dr Hatinder Kaur, Director of the Punjab Health Department, said, "The Patiala civil surgeon had been asked to submit a preliminary report within 48 hours."

Blaming the nursing home for the death of their patient. Singh, the husband of the deceased, said, “My wife died because of negligence. I want justice.” 

When asked about the occurrences of alleged cases of negligence leading to maternal deaths, Patiala civil surgeon Dr Sanjay Goyal told the Daily that he was not aware of the incidents but would look into it.  

Meanwhile, Dr Bhagwant, a member of the Punjab Medical Council, said, “Obstetrics is a very complicated science. Identifying and timely management of fallouts and complications during the delivery is the domain of gynaecologists. If you fail in this, you are deficient in your services. This shows that they lack expertise in obstetrics and health facilities. The government should take remedial measures to ensure that such incidents do not happen in future.”

Responding to the issue, the BAMS doctor who performed the patient's delivery said, “After the delivery, the woman started bleeding. We tried to manage but the patient kept bleeding so we referred her to Rajindra Hospital. She died moments after being admitted there."

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