Overview
- The woman slipped while stepping down from a labour-bed footboard as staff prepared for a cesarean section at Sheikh Bhikhari Medical College and Hospital on Saturday morning, according to officials.
- An auxiliary nurse midwife known to the family allegedly urged a transfer to a private nursing home, where the patient later died.
- The family brought the body back to the government hospital around 10:30 pm and staged a demonstration demanding compensation before leaving before dawn on Sunday, officials said.
- Hospital leaders reject negligence allegations, noting the death occurred outside their facility, with statements from Civil Surgeon Dr Ashok Kumar and Superintendent Dr A K Purti.
- Authorities have sought cooperation for a post-mortem to determine the cause of death, and a committee of senior doctors is slated to be formed on Monday to conduct the inquiry.