When 30-year-old Rajni was denied admission to the Neemuch district hospital in Madhya Pradesh, she ended up giving birth in an auto-rickshaw. Following this incident, both the mother and child were later admitted to the hospital and were reported to be in good condition. The district collector has ordered an inquiry into the matter, according to reports.
Rajni’s husband, Dinesh Silavat, who earns a living by selling blankets and hails from the Gangrar area of Chittorgarh district in Rajasthan, mentioned that he had been staying in Malkheda village of Neemuch for a few days. Around 2:30 pm on Wednesday, Rajni started experiencing labor pains. He quickly took her to the district hospital in a rickshaw. However, he claimed that the hospital staff directed him to take his wife to Udaipur, Rajasthan, PTI reported.
“Despite my repeated requests, they did not budge, and women staffers told us to leave the hospital. As we came out of the hospital around 4 pm, my wife gave birth in the auto-rickshaw. Some good-hearted people arranged sheets to provide privacy to my wife when she delivered the baby,” Silavat said.
According to Silavat, once the hospital staff was informed about the delivery, the mother and her newborn were allowed to stay in the hospital. Dr. Lad Dhakad, head of the maternity department, explained that cesarean births were not possible at that time because the anesthetist was on leave.
As per PTI, the hospital was short-staffed, lacking enough doctors for regular duties. “My duty was till 2 o’clock. After that, the woman was brought to the hospital. When the staff informed me, I went and saw her. Her blood pressure was shooting up. The family members were told that she needed to be taken to a big hospital, but they stayed back. We do not admit such serious patients to avoid risk,” Dr. Dhakad said. Neemuch collector Dinesh Jain stated that he had ordered an inquiry, and action would be taken if anyone was found guilty.