Kerala Orders Two-Day Inquiry Into Post-Delivery Death After Family Alleges Hospital Infection

Overview

• Shivapriya, 26, died while under treatment at Thiruvananthapuram Medical College following complications reported after childbirth.
• Her family says she developed high fever and diarrhoea a day after discharge on October 25, was re-admitted on October 26, and was later placed on ventilator support.
• Relatives allege the infection began during her stay at SAT Hospital and say they were told it involved Acinetobacter affecting the lungs and bloodstream.
• A senior SAT Hospital official denies any evidence of a hospital-acquired infection, citing no symptoms before discharge and no similar cases reported.
• Health Minister Veena George directed a special inquiry team to file a report within two days, as BJP and Congress workers protested and the family refused to accept the body pending clarification.