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Parent told to pay Rs 7,000 to collect baby's body

Bharati Pardi, who recently delivered a baby girl weighing 3 kg, lost her in less than two hours. On August 31, Bharati was referred by a local doctor to admit her daughter in Nashik Civil Hospital since the baby's health condition was getting worst.

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Bharati Pardhi lost her child on August 31
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Waiting for the Health Minister at the entrance of the hospital gate, a 21-year-old mother sat on the ground for over two hours. She is just one of the mothers to have lost her baby in the 55 infant deaths that happened in August at Nashik Civil Hospital.

Bharati Pardi, who recently delivered a baby girl weighing 3 kg, lost her in less than two hours. On August 31, Bharati was referred by a local doctor to admit her daughter in Nashik Civil Hospital since the baby's health condition was getting worst.

"I was told by a doctor to shift the baby to Nashik Civil Hospital as soon she was born because her health was getting poor. We did not want to take a risk so we shifted her from a local hospital to this one for special care. She was admitted in the Special Newborn Care Unit (SNCU), with a breathing problem," said Bharati.

Bharati lost her baby within 1.5 hours after admitting the child.

A resident of Kotamgaon village, Bharati's mother Kalpana Sanawate, said, "We were told the baby died, and that we had to pay cash in order to take the baby's body home. Initially we paid Rs 2,000, but later on we were told to pay Rs 7,000. We are a poor farming family, and were unable to pay the money ourselves. The villagers helped us by paying from their own pockets. They collected over Rs 5,000, with which we were able to pay the fees."
Since it is a government hospital, the authorities deny taking money from the patient's relatives, though the mother claims she gave the money to a staff member from the SNCU ward.

"We will set up an enquiry into the matter. So far, we are not aware of the details of the matter. We received the complaint today. We will ask the relatives and the mother to identify the staff member to whom they gave the cash," said Dr Suresh Jagadale, civil surgeon of the hospital.

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