Haryana: Newborn dies, family accuses doctors of not giving proper-treatment
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A newborn died soon after birth in Haryana's Ambala, following which the family accused the doctors of not giving the mother proper treatment.
26-year-old Reena, a resident of Kadasan village, suffered labor pain after which her husband took her to Sahjadpur community health center. She was then referred to a civil hospital.
The doctors at the civil hospital further referred her to PGIMER Chandigarh.
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The woman gave birth to a child in the ambulance
The civil hospital's doctors referred her when they assessed that there could be the possibility of miscarriage.
Her husband Lakhwinder alleged that instead of giving her emergency treatment, the doctor referred her to Chandigarh.
When the ambulance was on the way to Chandigarh, she gave birth to a child. The ambulance then returned to the civil hospital where the doctor declared the child dead.
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Woman referred to PGIMER because of her serious condition
"The woman was referred to PGIMER because she was (in a) serious (condition). A probe would be conducted and whosoever found guilty would not be spared," Principal Medical Officer at the civil hospital, Satish Kumar, said.