Delivery conducted sans presence of a doctor

Rajasthan State Human Rights Commission has taken cognizance of the incident and sought a report from Jaisalmer SP… https://t.co/5n8xv36E2I — ANI (@ANI) 1547185763000

JAISALMER: The Rajasthan health minister Raghu Sharma ordered an inquiry into the shocking incident in which the nursing staff of a health centre in Jaisalmer pulled out a baby with brutal force, severing its head, on Thursday. Two male nurses have also been suspended.The horrifying incident occurred on Monday at Ramgarh primary health centre (PHC) in Jaisalmer. The compounder allegedly pulled out the baby during delivery using force, leaving the baby’s head in the womb.The incident rocked the state’s health department. Late on Thursday night, the department sent Dr Nikhil Sharma, in-charge of the Ramgarh PHC, to awaiting posting order.Health minister Raghu Sharma said, “Those guilty will be punished and strict action will be taken after investigation.”The incident happened on January 7, when two male nurses posted at Ramgarh PHC, pulled the baby out so fiercely that the infant’s head remained inside the uterus of the woman. The woman, 24-year-old Deeksha Kanwar, had to be rushed to Jodhpur , where the doctors operated upon her and removed the baby’s head.On Wednesday, a case was filed under IPC sections 304 A (causing death by negligence) and 336 (act endangering life or personal safety) against the two staffers of Ramgarh PHC. A mother of three kids, this was Deeksha’s fourth delivery.The staff did not inform the family about her situation and referred her first to Jaisalmer. She was then sent to Jodhpur in a serious condition. Despite being a high-risk case, the two nurses on duty—Amritram and Jhunjhar Ram—tried to deliver the chid of seven-month pregnant Deeksha without the presence of a doctor.After the incident, they asked family members to take the woman to Jaisalmer claiming that the opening of the womb had closed and it was difficult to take the umbilical cord out.They hid the body of the baby and handed it over only after a police complaint was registered by the family. The family came to know about it after they were informed by the doctors in Jodhpur, who surgically removed the baby’s head. The family reached Ramgarh police station on Wednesday and lodged a case against the two nurses.Chief medical health officer, Jaisalmer, Dr B L Bunkar said, “I visited Ramgarh and investigated the matter. There were two male nurses present when the woman was brought to the PHC before midnight, on the intervening night of January 6 and 7. Since the gynaecologist was on leave, the nursing staff handled the case. The baby was half out when the pregnant woman was brought to the PHC. It was a pre-term baby,” he added.Health department joint director (Jodhpur) Dr S K Parmar on Thursday rushed to Jaisalmer from Jodhpur to investigate the matter. “I will prepare a complete report on the incident and hand it over to health directorate,” he said.