Overview

• A pregnant woman in Sailana, Madhya Pradesh, was turned away twice from a community health center on March 23, with nurses claiming delivery was not imminent.
• The woman delivered her baby on a hand-cart while being rushed to the hospital for a third time on March 24; the newborn did not survive.
• An investigation confirmed negligence by healthcare staff, resulting in the suspension of nurse Chetna Charel and the termination of nurse Gayatri Patidar.
• Show-cause notices have been issued to senior medical officers, and further action is being sought against the on-duty doctor by the State Health Services Commissioner.
• The incident has drawn widespread public outrage, amplified by a viral video of the husband transporting his wife on a hand-cart, highlighting systemic failures in rural healthcare.