As many as eight women who underwent cesarean sections at Jodhpur’s Paota District Hospital developed worrisome postoperative complications, alerting doctors and higher authorities following maternal deaths in Bikaner and Kota in similar situations.
Following the cesarean deliveries, these patients suffered symptoms like septicemia, excessive bleeding, low blood pressure and kidney failure, within hours after delivery.
While two of these women were referred to the Mathura Das Mathur Hospital with severe kidney related problems, 6 others were being treated at the district hospital. Later, Lalita of Mathania town was referred to the AIIMS Jodhpur, in a critical condition.
A team of experts from different streams of medical science has been constituted to inquire into the causes and circumstances in these cases. Operation Theatre (OT) of the District Hospital has been closed until the report from the team of experts is received. Medicines used during the cesarean procedure have been banned for the time being.
Earlier, maternal deaths and post caesarean complications were reported from hospitals in Kota and Bikaner. While 5 women died in Kota since May 4, 2026, 2 died recently in Bikaner.
Health Minister Gajendra Singh Khimsar said these cases in Jodhpur should not be correlated with those of Kota and Bikaner. They all have different medical histories and causes of ailment.
The one admitted to AIIMS Jodhpur is a high-grade diabetic while the other at MDM Hospital ICU developed jaundice, one of the common but serious post delivery ailments.
He said, “We at the government referral hospitals mostly receive already worsened and complicated cases from the private hospitals. We treat and cure those dutifully, maintaining patient trust and our reputation.”
Khimsar further said, “In these cases too, we are doing all that is needful with responsibility. The process of inquiry by experts has already been set on, we are ensuring all needed support including medicines to patients from the government store.
Former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and LoP Rajasthan Tikaram Jully have expressed concern over these instances and said the government should do all that is needful, providing full treatment free of cost, including dialysis and kidney transplant (if needed).