Bhilwara: 5 pregnant women died in MCH in six days, condition deteriorated after cesarean operation.

• Five mothers died in Bhilwara MCH in the first 11 days of July.
• Since March, the number of maternal deaths has reached nine.
• All the deceased women had undergone cesarean delivery.

Bhilwara. After Kota and Bikaner, now the Maternal and Child Hospital (MCH) of Mahatma Gandhi Hospital in Bhilwara is under question. Five pregnant women have died here in the last six days.

All women had cesarean delivery. When his health deteriorated after the operation, he was admitted to the Medical ICU, where he died during treatment.

On Friday, the condition of Potla resident Sangeeta Jinagar (32) deteriorated after cesarean delivery. He was shifted to the medical ICU, but could not be saved. After the death, the family members created a ruckus in the hospital and alleged negligence in treatment.

Earlier, Shimla Gurjar on 5th July, Fori Devi on 7th July, Isha Pandey on 8th July and Divya on 9th July also died after delivery.

In all five cases, family members have accused the hospital administration and doctors of negligence. Since March, the number of maternal deaths in Mahatma Gandhi Hospital has reached nine. Five of these deaths occurred only in the first 11 days of July.

A total of eight surgical sets are available in MCH, five for regular use and three for emergency. Whereas 30 to 40 cesarean operations are being performed here every day.

A surgical set goes through a sterilization process of at least three hours before it can be used again. In such a situation, there is a possibility that the risk of infection will increase due to operations exceeding capacity.

Meanwhile, due to the culture report of the operation theater coming positive, questions have been raised on the infection control system of the hospital. However, it has not yet been made clear whether the infection is directly related to these deaths or not.

Superintendent of Mahatma Gandhi Hospital, Dr. Arun Gaur has denied any kind of negligence. He says that most of the patients come after being referred from other hospitals in critical condition.

According to the MCH management, maternal deaths were due to pulmonary embolism, aspiration, severe anemia, pregnancy induced hypertension (PIH), eclampsia and other obstetric complications.

It is noteworthy that cases of maternal deaths are continuously coming to light in government hospitals in Rajasthan. In May, five pregnant women died in the government hospital of Kota.

In June, six women had kidney failure after cesarean in Bikaner, out of which two died during treatment. Now five consecutive deaths in Bhilwara have raised new questions on the government health system of the state.