Palakkad: Police took action in case of death of a mother and newborn child related to medical malpractice at Palakkad Thangam Hospital. The police action followed the medical board’s report that the death of Aishwarya and her newborn baby, a native of Thathamangalam, was due to medical malpractice.
Palakkad Town South Police took the statements of doctors Ajith, Nila and Priyadarshini. The arrest of the doctors was recorded.
Aishwarya, a native of Thathamangalam, and her newborn child died in early July. Both deaths were in close proximity. The family had alleged that the doctors who treated Aishwarya made a mistake.
25-year-old Aishwarya, who was pregnant, was admitted to Thangam Hospital in the last week of June. The doctors had initially said that she would need a cesarean. Later they said normal delivery was enough. The child was extracted using a vacuum. Meanwhile, Aishwarya suffered from excessive bleeding. She was later transferred to the ventilator but died. The newborn baby died the next day.
The family was adamant that the death was due to medical malpractice. The umbilical cord was wrapped around the newborn baby’s neck. The post-mortem report states that the baby was taken out with a vacuum and the baby’s body showed signs of this.
The husband had alleged that the hospital authorities did not provide any accurate information about Aishwarya’s health. Name of the treatment was mentioned in the consent forms and signatures were obtained compulsorily. Didn’t even know the uterus was removed.
This was informed when the hospital authorities were asked about it. The family also asks how the doctors who said that the bleeding stopped when the uterus was removed, then say that the cause of death was bleeding.
