DNA Impact: Delivery outside hosp | Health dept initiates inquiry
On Saturday evening, Sonu Bhopa (22), a local labourer, was brought to the Mahansar CHC for delivery, but nurses at the hospital did not attend her and instead asked her family to take the pregnant woman to Bisau Hospital.
Rajasthan's health department has initiated an inquiry into the matter of roadside delivery in Jhunjhunu district. Meanwhile, the nurse who denied admission to the pregnant lady has been put on Awaiting Posting Order (APO) status on Monday, two days after the incident occurred. "Staff nurse Sarita Meel has been put on APO," Dr Rajkumar Dangi, Chief Medical & Health Officer (CM&HO) told DNA."Soon after the incident came to light, Block Chief Medical Officer (BCMO) Malasisar was sent to Mahansar community health center (CHC) to probe. According to his preliminary findings, nurse Sarita was guilty of denying her duties, Hence, she has been put on APO at the health directorate in Jaipur. A charge sheet against her is also being prepared," said Dr Dangi.On Saturday evening, Sonu Bhopa (22), a local labourer, was brought to the Mahansar CHC for delivery, but nurses at the hospital did not attend her and instead asked her family to take the pregnant woman to Bisau Hospital.On the way, Sonu started experience labout pains and had to deliver the baby in the vehicle she was being carried in. On Sunday, people gathered outside the health centre and locked its the main gate.It is worth mentioning that a couple of weeks ago in the state capital of Jaipur, another woman had given birth under the open skies. The incident had occurred in the constituency of state health minister Kali Charan Saraf.After the latest incident in Jhunjhunu, Saraf repeated the same words he had said at that time. "These type of incidents are not tolerable at all. A probe is in progress and those responsible will be punished as per the rules," Saraf had said.