Belagavi Institute of Medical Sciences Under Investigation After 169 Infant Deaths Reported in 10 Months
Karnataka: The Karnataka Government has ordered an investigation into the deaths of infants at the Belagavi district teaching hospital, which is affiliated with the Belagavi Institute of Medical Sciences (BIMS).
In the last 10 months, the hospital has recorded the death of 169 infants. The infants were either stillborn or just died after their birth. Approximately 41 infants died last month and around 125 of these infants were born at the BIMS hospital, while the remaining died after being transferred from other facilities.
Doctors have reported to the district administration about the infant's death. They mentioned that 28 babies died of various infections, 36 due to problems related to breathing, 6 due to heart and other ailments, 6 due to ingestion of faecal matter, 11 for miscellaneous reasons, and 79 were premature.
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