Kota: 22-year-old woman dies after c-section at JK Lone Hospital

Kota- Amid ongoing concerns over complications linked to caesarean deliveries at Kota Medical College Hospital, a 22-year-old woman allegedly died after undergoing a C-section delivery at the state-run J K Lone Hospital in Rajasthan's Kota. 

Two other women reportedly developed kidney-related complications and were shifted to the New Medical College Hospital (NMCH) after their condition deteriorated, officials said on Sunday. 

However, authorities at the J K Lone Hospital said the woman died due to heart-related complications and not because of any post-C-section infection.

According to the PTI report, the deceased was identified as Priya Mahawar (22), wife of Rohit Mahawar and a resident of Sunwasa village in Bundi district. Her newborn baby has survived and is stated to be healthy. 

Superintendent at the J K Lone Hospital Dr Nirmala Sharma, said the woman was initially treated for labour pain by an anganwadi worker locally, before being referred to the hospital on Saturday.

“As the woman was in a critical condition, doctors performed a C-section to save the baby. The newborn is healthy. However, the mother developed cardiac complications and suffered Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia (PSVT), which pushed her heart rate above 200 beats per minute,” Sharma said, reports PTI.

She said doctors made every effort to save her, but she did not survive.

Two other women — Aarti (33), a resident of Chhwani, and Pinky — developed kidney-related complications, including urinary blockage, after undergoing C-section deliveries at the hospital. They were referred to the NMCH and admitted to the nephrology ward in the super-speciality block on Saturday.

“Their condition has shown signs of improvement with the restoration of the urine flow,” Sharma said, adding that both are under the supervision of a team of experts from Jaipur and nephrologists from Kota.

“The conditions currently being seen in Kota hospitals are beyond our understanding and require detailed research to ascertain the exact cause,” Sharma said.

She also referred to a similar incident reported from a hospital in Udaipur in January, saying lessons from that case could have helped prevent the recurrence of such complications.

Two women, Shireen (20) and Kiran (26), got infected in the gynaecology ward of the NMCH on Friday and were allegedly forced to move to a private hospital.

Meanwhile, three of the four women who developed complications after undergoing C-sections at the NMCH on Monday continued to remain in critical condition. 

Twelve to 13 pregnant women underwent C-section surgeries at the hospital on Monday evening. Within eight to 12 hours of surgery, six of them developed complications, including low blood pressure, a falling platelet count and urinary blockage. All six were shifted to the nephrology ward.

One of the women, Payal (26), died during treatment on Tuesday morning, while another, Jyoti Nayak (19), died on Thursday.