Woman delivers child in hospital porch; probe ordered

Rama Singh, wife of Ravendra, a resident of Kalwara Fathak area here, gave birth to the child at around 1 pm on July 15, according to eyewitnesses. A hospital official also confirmed the incident. 

The doctors at the government-run medical facility were in a meeting at that time. “I today ordered an inquiry to find out the truth in media reports which alleged the woman was not given medical attention at the time of need,” said Ashok Chodha Katni District Chief Medical and Health Officer (CM&HO).

District Hospital civil surgeon Umesh Namdeo said that on seeing the woman’s condition, after she came to the hospital, they immediately called for a stretcher.

However, the women accompanying Rama insisted on delivering the child on the porch itself as the baby was coming out of the birth canal, he said, adding they covered the area with clothes.