A 31-year-old woman who was undergoing treatment for an infection at Government Medical College Hospital (MCH), Alappuzha after giving birth to a baby more than a month ago at the same hospital died on Sunday.
The deceased was identified as Shibina of Ambalappuzha. Tension prevailed at the MCH after relatives staged a protest alleging medical negligence.
Shibina was admitted to the MCH on March 21. She gave birth to a child on March 26. Her relatives said that she remained in the hospital, mostly in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), for the past month after developing the infection following the delivery.
According to the hospital authorities, the woman died due to cardiac arrest. “She was suffering from a urinary tract infection when admitted to the MCH in March. The infection worsened after the delivery and affected her liver, kidney and other organs. As her condition improved, she was shifted to the ward from the ICU a week ago. Two days ago she suffered a cardiac arrest and was re-admitted to the ICU. On Sunday, she succumbed to another cardiac arrest,” said MCH superintendent Dr. Abdul Salam.
Meanwhile, Health Minister Veena George ordered a probe into the incident. The inquiry will be conducted by the Joint Director of Medical Education. .
