The woman was suppose to be discharged from the hospital on Sunday. (Representational)

A 22-year-old woman died after allegedly jumping off the terrace of a district hospital after the death of her newborn girl, the police said.

Chief Medical Superintendent of the district hospital, Alka Sharma, said the woman was upset over the death of her daughter within a few hours of birth last week.

She was suppose to be discharged from the hospital on Sunday.

However, the woman went to the terrace on the third floor of the hospital building and allegedly jumped from there, Ms Sharma said.