Overview
- Reports said five women who delivered at Kota’s New Medical College died after childbirth, with those findings first publicised this week.
- A team linked to AIIMS reported negligence in treatment and flagged a possible operation-theatre infection as a factor in the deaths.
- Several other new mothers from the same hospitals developed severe complications and acute kidney injury, with five reported to be on dialysis.
- Former chief minister Ashok Gehlot visited affected families, demanded immediate suspensions, criminal cases, compensation and a state guarantee of lifelong care for those who suffer lasting harm.
- There has been no immediate official response from the Rajasthan government or hospital administrations and similar problems reported in Bikaner have raised wider concerns about infection control and hospital conditions across the state.