Alleged Delay in Treatment: Pregnant woman dies at Delhi Govt Hospital, Probe on

New Delhi: The medical staff at a government-run Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya Hospital in Malviya Nagar are facing accusations of medical negligence following the tragic death of a 38-week pregnant woman and her unborn child on Saturday.    

According to reports, Singh the husband of the deceased alleged that the hospital staff failed to provide her with adequate treatment. He further claimed that no senior doctors attended her when she was experiencing complications at the hospital.   

The incident happened on Saturday, June 29, at the government-run Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya Hospital in Malviya Nagar where a 23-year-old pregnant woman was admitted in critical condition.  

As per Singh's statements, the patient was asked to undergo an ultrasound which later revealed that the breast condition was indicated as 'urgent'. After reviewing the report, a doctor administered pain medication and an injection in the emergency room. The patient was instructed to rest for thirty minutes before being discharged. Later, another doctor ordered an ECG. Following these events, both the woman and her unborn child were pronounced dead by the doctors around 1.30 pm.

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Alleging that his wife waited for nearly three hours and did not receive timely care from senior doctors, he expressed his grief and disappointment with the hospital's handling of his wife's case. He alleged that the medical staff failed to provide adequate care and attention to his wife during her critical condition.  

Following this, he approached the police and filed a complaint against the hospital staff. When the police arrived, they sent her body for postmortem to determine the cause of her death. Police said, "In such cases, we rely on postmortem reports and take opinion from Delhi Medical Council."

Speaking to TOI, Singh said, "My wife's body has been sent to a mortuary for postmortem." A family member of the deceased said, "Her remains were being transported to All India Institute of Medical Sciences for an autopsy on Sunday. 

Meanwhile, Dr Pankaj Agarwal, the media nodal officer of the hospital said, "Based on preliminary details, the patient, who was 38 weeks pregnant, was under the care of a senior gynaecologist. Until the postmortem happens, we cannot comment on details."

"The patient's body had been handed over to police. An autopsy will be conducted to know the cause of death. The medical examiner will perform a thorough postmortem examination to determine the factors that led to the patient's demise. Further investigations may be conducted based on the findings of the autopsy," Dr Agarwal added. 

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