Woman gives birth outside Jaipur hospital, baby dies

A woman today gave birth outside a hospital and the newborn died after the medical staff allegedly refused to shift her inside after she went into labour.

Meena, who was seven months pregnant, had gone for check up along with her husband Ramratan to Government Janana hospital in Chandpole locality.

When she reached the hospital, she started feeling pain. Her husband said that that he immediately rushed inside the hospital to seek help but the hospital staff provided no assistance.

Meena gave birth to a baby girl in the open. Later both were shifted to hospital where the baby was declared dead.

However, the woman is doing well now.

Superintendent of hospital Shashi Gupta claimed that there was no negligence on the part of the hospital though she admitted that the woman gave birth in open.

"The woman had come for a check up but before she could reach the unit, she gave birth in open in the hospital premises.

"As soon as the hospital staff came to know about the incident, the woman with the newborn was shifted to labour room. Since it was a case of pre-term delivery, the girl was born dead," Gupta said.