Telangana: Protests at Mancherial hospital over alleged swapping of two newborns
Hyderabad: Following allegations of baby swap due to the alleged negligence of the doctor and nurses at the Mancherial Government General Hospital (GGH) on Wednesday, the family members of the newborns staged a protest and demanded action against the staff members, holding them responsible for the swap.
A woman, Mamatha from Royyalapalli village in Chennur Mandal, alleged that the staff members of the hospital negligently switched her baby boy with a baby girl after birth.
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She was first informed of giving birth to a baby boy by a nurse who later told her that she had given birth to a baby girl. Mamatha held the doctor and nurse responsible for the swapping of babies that took place in the operation theatre.
Another woman from Asifabad, Bollam Pavani alleged that a similar thing happened to her and the doctor and nurses told her that she had given birth to a baby boy, reports the Siasat.
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