New mother dies in Kalaburagi, medical negligence alleged

Kalaburagi: A complaint of medical negligence has been lodged against a doctor following the death of a new mother at the Mother and Child Department of the district hospital here.

The deceased is Bhagyashri Shivaji (23). According to the complaint lodged by her husband Shivaji, his wife delivered a baby boy at Afzalpur government hospital on Tuesday morning.

He alleged that the doctor there did not turn up and instead got the delivery conducted by a nurse.

The blood pressure of the new mother dropped and on the instruction of nurse, she was shifted to the district hospital. "The doctors at the district hospital also did not treat her properly and she died," the complaint alleged.

District Surgeon Dr Rukhia Asana Rabba told DH that patient had bleeding after her blood pressure dropped due to shock and there was no medical negligence.

District Health Officer Dr Sharanabasappa Kyatanal said that taluk medical officer has been directed to conduct a probe into the death.