Thane Pregnant Woman Dies Over Doctor's Negligence

The 28-year-old pregnant woman receiving care at a hospital in Kalyan between March and April 2021, reportedly died due to a doctor's wrong diagnosis.

During her time at the hospital, she was referred to a sonography centre, where the accused doctor allegedly issued a report stating that the baby's growth was improper. Following the report, the woman received abortion medication, which caused her death.  The doctor's inaccurate sonography report and negligence caused the woman's death as per the official report.

Maharashtra pregnant woman dies

The accused doctor, who owns a sonography facility in Kalyan town has been charged with an offence under section 304(A) (culpable homicide not equal to murder), according to a police officer from Kongaon. The doctor was charged with culpable homicide on Saturday, after it was claimed that he provided the false sonography results for a pregnant woman,  ultimately resulting in her death in Maharashtra's Thane district.

The local police are probing the case and no arrest has been made so far, as per the officials.

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A 26-year-old pregnant woman, who had been turned away from various hospitals passed away in an autorickshaw. Asma Mehendi, a 26-year-old lady, had started to experience labour pains. After being turned away from three hospitals, Asma Mehendi travelled from one to the next accompanied by a family member. While moving between hospitals due to labour pains, Asma passed away inside the autorickshaw.

A 21-year-old woman Sirasu Akhila died due to excessive bleeding in Nalgonda's government Hospital on September 16. She hailed from Cheruvuannaram village in Nalgonda district’s Kattamgooru Mandal. Duty hospital staff and doctors reportedly failed to attend Akhila. The nurses told them to take Akhila to a private hospital if they wanted an instant delivery, as claimed by Akhila's Family members.

Women are often wrongly diagnosed or denied maternal healthcare eventually resulting in deaths. Be it Thane woman, Asma Mehendi or Akhila the common thing is negligence at the doctor's hand. ,  as per the latest report of the National Sample Registration System (SRS), data report states Maternal Mortality Ratio(MMR) of India for the period 2016-18  is 113/100,000 live births, declining by 17 points, from 130/ 100,000 live births in 2014-16. Total estimated annual maternal deaths declined from 33800  maternal deaths in 2016 to 26437 deaths in 2018. his is shameful, with all the facilities and developing technology numbers should improve but it is decreasing, one of the possible reason could be the negligence of the doctor.

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