Baby’s head severed in delivery botch-up
Syed Intishab Ali & Vimal Bhatia TNN
Jaisalmer:11.01.2019
Two nurses of a primary health centre in Jaisalmer botched a delivery of a pre-mature baby, pulling the child too hard out of the womb such that the body detached from the head. The head remained lodged inside the woman’s womb and had to be removed surgically.
The incident has shocked the state’s health department and the health minister has ordered an inquiry into the matter.
The botched delivery took place at the Ramgarh Primary Healthcare Centre on January 7 (Monday).
Two male nurses — Amritram and Jhunjhar Ram — were on duty when 24-yearold Deeksha Kanwar was brought in. She was seven months pregnant. Despite it being a high-risk, premature delivery, the two male nurses took the case in their hands without the presence of a doctor.
When the delivery went awry, the nurses told the family that there was an obstruction at the opening of the womb, and the 24-yearold needed immediate referral. By then, the child had already died from being yanked with force, as his head was still in Deeksha’s uterus.
The woman was then rushed to Jodhpur, where she was operated upon, and the head finally removed. That is where the family got to know of what had transpired in the primary health centre.
Deeksha’s family alleged the errant nursing staff did not apprise them of the full situation before asking them to get a referral, and had hidden the dead baby’s body. They said the remains were only handed over after a police complaint was filed. The police complaint was filed on January 9 (Wednesday).
This would be Deeksha’s fourth child.
Jaisalmer chief medical officer Dr B L Bunkar said the nurses took on the case as the gynaecologist was on leave.
“I visited Ramgarh and investigated the matter. There were two male nurses present when the woman was brought to the PHC before midnight,” he said. “The baby was half out when the pregnant woman was brought to the PHC. It was a pre-term baby,” added.
An inquiry was also initiated by state health minister Raghu Sharma on Thursday. “Guilty will be punished and strict action will be taken on the basis of investigation,” he stated.
Health department’s joint director (Jodhpur) Dr SK Parmar on Thursday rushed to Jaisalmer from Jodhpur to investigate into the matter. “I will prepare a complete report on the incident and hand it over to the health directorate.”
Rajasthan human rights commission chairman Justice Prakash Tatia has sought a factual report from Jaisalmer district police superintendent and chief medical and health officer (CMHO) on the incident of the botched-up delivery. The report is to be presented by February 11
Syed Intishab Ali & Vimal Bhatia TNN
Jaisalmer:11.01.2019
Two nurses of a primary health centre in Jaisalmer botched a delivery of a pre-mature baby, pulling the child too hard out of the womb such that the body detached from the head. The head remained lodged inside the woman’s womb and had to be removed surgically.
The incident has shocked the state’s health department and the health minister has ordered an inquiry into the matter.
The botched delivery took place at the Ramgarh Primary Healthcare Centre on January 7 (Monday).
Two male nurses — Amritram and Jhunjhar Ram — were on duty when 24-yearold Deeksha Kanwar was brought in. She was seven months pregnant. Despite it being a high-risk, premature delivery, the two male nurses took the case in their hands without the presence of a doctor.
When the delivery went awry, the nurses told the family that there was an obstruction at the opening of the womb, and the 24-yearold needed immediate referral. By then, the child had already died from being yanked with force, as his head was still in Deeksha’s uterus.
The woman was then rushed to Jodhpur, where she was operated upon, and the head finally removed. That is where the family got to know of what had transpired in the primary health centre.
Deeksha’s family alleged the errant nursing staff did not apprise them of the full situation before asking them to get a referral, and had hidden the dead baby’s body. They said the remains were only handed over after a police complaint was filed. The police complaint was filed on January 9 (Wednesday).
This would be Deeksha’s fourth child.
Jaisalmer chief medical officer Dr B L Bunkar said the nurses took on the case as the gynaecologist was on leave.
“I visited Ramgarh and investigated the matter. There were two male nurses present when the woman was brought to the PHC before midnight,” he said. “The baby was half out when the pregnant woman was brought to the PHC. It was a pre-term baby,” added.
An inquiry was also initiated by state health minister Raghu Sharma on Thursday. “Guilty will be punished and strict action will be taken on the basis of investigation,” he stated.
Health department’s joint director (Jodhpur) Dr SK Parmar on Thursday rushed to Jaisalmer from Jodhpur to investigate into the matter. “I will prepare a complete report on the incident and hand it over to the health directorate.”
Rajasthan human rights commission chairman Justice Prakash Tatia has sought a factual report from Jaisalmer district police superintendent and chief medical and health officer (CMHO) on the incident of the botched-up delivery. The report is to be presented by February 11
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