Tubectomy 'fails'? UP woman gets pregnant even after sterilisation, demands probe

The woman filed a written complain after the community health centre refused to sign her sterilisation certification on Tuesday.

A woman in Uttar Pradesh's Deoria allegedly conceived nearly two years after undergoing a sterilisation procedure, prompting a probe by the health department, officials said on Tuesday.

The woman, who is a resident of a village under the Takulwala police station limits, had a tubectomy at a community health centre on March 5, 2024, according to a spokesperson of the health department. The official noted that nearly after one-and-a-half years later, the woman got pregnant leaving her and her family distressed.

On Tuesday, she visited the same community health centre seeking signatures on sterilisation certificate, but they allegedly declined, the official added. The woman subsequently filed a written complaint with the Chief Medical Officer (CMO), demanding action in the matter.

Additional Chief Medical Officer A K Shahi said pregnancy after sterilisation is reported in one to two per cent cases, as per PTI report.

Shahi said, "If the affected woman informs the department in time, correspondence is initiated for compensation. Whatever compensation is admissible under rules will be provided."

The officials assured that further action will be taken after examining the complaint.