Alleged Delay of 40 minutes in transfer: Patient dies from postpartum haemorrhage at YCM Hospital

Pimpri: After delivering a healthy baby, a 30-year-old woman passed away from postpartum haemorrhage at Yashwantrao Chavan Memorial (YCM) Hospital in Pimpri following a Cesarean section at Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation’s (PCMC) Jijamata Hospital.   

According to the relatives, the woman was transferred to YCM Hospital based on the recommendation of doctors at Jijamata Hospital as she was bleeding profusely after childbirth. However, they claimed there was a delay of around 40 minutes in transferring her to the YCM Hospital for further medical assistance.

Claiming that the delay in her transfer to the hospital resulted in her death, the family members have claimed that her death was due to medical negligence. However, no complaint has been filed yet in connection with the case and her baby is presently fine after being in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Jijamata Hospital.

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As per the Punekar news report, the incident took place on May 22 when the woman underwent a C-section and delivered her baby at Jijamata Hospital. On May 20, the woman visited the hospital for a regular checkup and the doctors advised her to get admitted. Following this, she was admitted to the hospital on May 21. 

After the delivery on the next day, she began bleeding uncontrollably and the doctors referred her to YCM Hospital. She reached the referred hospital about 40 minutes late as alleged by her family members. Unfortunately, she died during the treatment. 

Meanwhile, PCMC’s Medical Officer of Health, Dr Laxman Gophane denied the accusation of late transfer leading to her death and stated that they had performed a hysterectomy but could not be saved as her bleeding did not stop. 

“She had a Cesarean section delivery. Due to excessive post-delivery bleeding, she had to be admitted to YCM Hospital. We performed a hysterectomy as the bleeding wouldn’t stop. Despite our efforts to supply blood to her, the bleeding continued, and she passed away. There was no delay in treatment. The baby is fine and has been handed over to the relatives," he told The Daily. 

Social activist Avinash Waghmare said, “PCMC spent Rs 40 Crore to build Jijamata Hospital with advanced equipment. Yet, the woman died despite these facilities. Is PCMC going to take responsibility for this? If all the facilities and doctors are there, but the woman still has to be admitted to YCM Hospital, what is the use of spending money and building these hospitals? A thorough investigation should be conducted.”

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