Jaipur, July 23 (IANS) A 29‑year‑old woman died nearly 34 hours after undergoing a Caesarean delivery at the Government Zanana Hospital in Sikar, prompting her family to allege medical negligence and stage a protest outside the mortuary of Shri Kalyan Government Hospital.
The deceased, Deepa Nayak, had given birth to a baby girl on July 21. Her husband claimed her condition deteriorated after a nursing staff member administered an injection the following day and alleged that doctors failed to provide timely treatment or refer her to a higher medical facility.
According to Deepa’s husband, Lalchand Nayak, a resident of Raipura, his wife was admitted to the Government Zanana Hospital on July 20 after experiencing labour pains. She delivered a healthy baby girl around 11 am on July 21 through a Caesarean section and was later shifted to the general ward.
Lalchand alleged that around 1:30 pm on July 22, a nursing staff member administered an injection to Deepa, following which she developed breathing difficulties and swelling across her body. He claimed that despite informing hospital staff, the family was asked to wait for the doctor. As her condition worsened, they repeatedly requested that she be referred to another hospital.
According to the family, Deepa’s condition had become critical by around 3 pm, but she was referred to Jaipur only between 8 pm and 8:30 pm, several hours later. Lalchand further alleged that while the ambulance was on its way to Jaipur, it turned back near Bajor and returned to Shri Kalyan Government Hospital in Sikar, where doctors declared Deepa dead.
The family has alleged that the delay in treatment and referral led to her death. Deepa is survived by her two‑and‑a‑half‑year‑old daughter and her newborn baby girl, who was born just two days before her death. Speaking during the protest, Lalchand said he works as a painter and is the sole earning member of the family. He added that he is also responsible for caring for his mentally challenged father and expressed concern over raising his two daughters without their mother.
The deceased’s family, along with residents of Raipura village, staged a protest outside the mortuary demanding action against those responsible. Among the demands raised were strict departmental and legal action against the accused officials, Rs 11 lakh compensation for each of Deepa’s two daughters, a post‑mortem examination by a medical board, a contractual government job for Lalchand Nayak and inclusion of two representatives from the family in the inquiry committee.
The first round of talks between the protesters and hospital authorities reportedly remained inconclusive. Priyanka Aman, Superintendent of Shri Kalyan Government Hospital, said the family has submitted a formal complaint and that a committee of senior doctors will be constituted to investigate the incident. She said CCTV footage would be examined and statements of all concerned staff would be recorded.
She added that the guilty would not be spared if negligence is found. Aman said she was informed about the incident at around 7:45 pm on Wednesday and immediately reached the maternity hospital with senior officials. She also stated that when the 108 ambulance service could not be contacted, the hospital arranged an ambulance and nursing staff to shift the patient.
–IANS
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