Woman’s death triggers protest at K.R. Nagar hospital

Death of a woman after she gave birth to a child at the Maternal and Child Health Hospital in K.R. Nagar on Thursday triggered a protest by her family members, who alleged negligence by the hospital authorities.

The deceased was identified as Sheelavathi, wife of Manjunath and a resident of K.R. Nagar taluk.

Following the delivery pain, she was admitted to the hospital on Tuesday and subsequently gave birth to a child on Thursday after Caesarian. She had also undergone birth control operation, according to her family sources. After delivery, she reportedly suffered severe bleeding and subsequently developed medical complications. She was shifted to Cheluvamba Hospital in Mysuru with ventilator support, where she was declared dead, her family sources said.

According to Manjunath, both the mother and the newborn were initially doing well.

“Right from the beginning of pregnancy, Sheelavathi’s medical report was normal”, Manjunath said, accusing the hospital of negligence.

“Sheelavathi was alive until we reached Cheluvamba Hospital in Mysuru only because she was on ventilator support. By the time we reached the hospital, she was in a critical condition. However, the medical consultants at the taluk hospital tried to convince me that nothing serious had happened while she was there,” he said.

Protesters kept the body of Sheelavanti outside the hospital and staged a protest on Friday.

This is the second delivery death reported within a month at Maternal and Child Health Hospital in K.R. Nagar, according to sources.

When contacted, sources in the hospital said, “Sheelavathi’s case is suspected to be a case of embolism. It is a rare occurrence. We are awaiting the postmortem report from Cheluvamba Hospital”.