27 year old woman dies after childbirth at Sivaganaga Government Hospital

Sivaganga: A 27-year-old woman died following childbirth at the Sivaganga Government Medical College Hospital, prompting her relatives to stage a protest for the second consecutive day, alleging medical negligence and initially refusing to receive her body.

According to the news reports, the woman, a resident of Keelachalur near Sivaganga, already had two female children. For her third delivery, she was admitted to the Sivaganga Government Medical College Hospital on September 30.

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She gave birth to a baby girl on October 2. However, she later developed severe bleeding and died on Sunday despite receiving treatment. The Sivaganga Town police have registered a case in connection with the death.

Alleging that her death was caused by medical negligence, the woman's relatives refused to take possession of the body and staged a roadblock protest near the Ambedkar statue for the second day.

When the police held talks with them, an argument broke out between the two parties. Subsequently, they were taken to the hospital for talks. MLA Kuzhanthai Rani Nachiyar, along with hospital authorities and the police, conducted negotiations, reports the Hindu.

During the negotiations, the family demanded Rs 50 lakh compensation for each of her three daughters, a government job for her husband and construction of a house for the family under a government scheme.

The MLA assured the family that appropriate steps would be taken regarding their demands for a government job and a house. Following the assurance, the relatives agreed to receive her body.

Medical Dialogues had previously reported that, in a shocking incident, two pregnant women died within hours of each other at Jamui Sadar Hospital in Bihar, prompting protests by their families over alleged medical negligence and the purported absence of a female doctor during the night shift. The deaths triggered an uproar at the hospital, with relatives placing the bodies at the main gate and demanding action against those responsible.

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