Nurse says boy, then gives girl

DNA TEST DEMANDED

Nurse says boy, then gives girl

TIMES NEWS NETWORK

Ahmedabad:  18.07.2020

The Sola police station on Friday registered a unique application of complaint in which a couple alleged negligence by the staff of Sola Civil Hospital. A nurse had informed the couple that the woman had delivered a baby boy. But just half an hour later, the couple was told that it was a slip of the tongue and that the child was actually a girl. Suspecting foul play, the couple insisted on DNA testing.

J V Rathod, the inspector of the Sola police station, confirmed that an application of complaint has been received. “It was a caesarean operation early on Thursday. The family suspects that the baby was switched,” he said. “We are yet to record the statement of the hospital authorities.”

Dr Pina Soni, the medical superintendent of the hospital, could not be contacted for comment. But the hospital sources said that the woman had been placed in the Covid isolation ward and there had been no other childbirth over the past couple of days. Thus, there was no question of the child being swapped, they said. “It’s a human error on the part of the nurse. We understand the couple’s emotions and will support the investigation,” said an official.