Uttar Pradesh: Denied Entry for Not Carrying Blood Test Report, Woman Delivers Baby Outside Hospital in Hathras; Probe Launched After Video Goes Viral
A video showing the woman's ordeal has gone viral on social media in which she is seen lying on the ground in a public place. The incident took place on Thursday and the woman, identified as Kalpana, was "turned back without check-up".
Hathras, January 20: A full term pregnant woman delivered a baby outside Hathras district hospital after she was denied admission allegedly for not carrying her blood test report.
A video showing the woman's ordeal has gone viral on social media in which she is seen lying on the ground in a public place. The incident took place on Thursday and the woman, identified as Kalpana, was "turned back without check-up". New Delhi: Woman Who Gave Birth Outside Was Offered Admission, but Didn’t Return With Paper, Says Safdarjung Hospital.
Her husband, Sanesh Kumar said, "My wife and I were denied entry as we did not have our blood report. The staff at the emergency room did not even listen to my wife who was in pain. Thereafter, as my wife could not bear the pain, she sat on the ground outside the hospital and delivered the child there."
Refuting the allegations, chief medical superintendent, Shelly Singh, pointed out, "The woman was asked to provide IDs, such as Aadhaar, and was advised to go to the hospital's antenatal room, but she decided to go out, where she gave birth." The woman and her child were later taken to the hospital's maternity ward, but she refused to stay there. Andhra Pradesh Shocker: Woman Delivers Baby on Road Near Government Hospital in Tirupati (Watch Video).
"She probably arrived late and gave birth outside the hospital gate even before reaching the emergency ward," said a doctor. Chief medical officer (Hathras), Dr Manjeet Singh, meanwhile said, "A medical team has been formed to probe the matter and prepare a comprehensive report. Appropriate action will be taken once the probe is complete."
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