Tag: Newborn

After death of mother, twin newborns, K’taka minister assures law to fix accountability

The state health minister ordered the suspension of three women nurses and a doctor, who refused to treat the woman in labour pain, on charges of negligence.

November 4, 2022

Baby swap: Govt hospital orders inquiry

Officials of Murshidabad Medical College and Hospital at Berhampore today admitted that a complaint of baby swap has been lodged.

June 19, 2022

Five things every new mom must know

"From breastfeeding to changing diapers, many new things become a part of your daily routine. While taking care of your newborn is important, following a self-care routine should also be a priority for mothers," says Prathibha Babshet,

January 12, 2021

Wail of the infant

The fact that only seven of the 17 babies were rescued highlights the horribly belated promptitude of the staff, but can bring cold comfort to the bereaved families. It is hard not to wonder whether the 10 newborns ~ who died wailing in darkness ~ had come to this world to die.

January 12, 2021

Man abandons newborn daughter at hospital as wife dies during childbirth

The family took mother's body and left saying that they will return after the cremation, but nobody turned up to take along the newborn

May 5, 2018

Jharkhand: Newborn dies after quack ‘slashes’ his genitals

The quack, to prove himself correct, slashed the genitals of the newborn and claimed before the family that the 'girl' was born with deformities. The infant died.

April 27, 2018

‘Each year, 6 lakh newborns die within 28 days of birth in India’

A quarter of global neonatal deaths happen in India where nearly 600,000 newborns die within 28 days of their birth every year, according to a new Unicef study. The study, which found the number of newborn deaths in India was one of the highest in the world, says the causes of such deaths are preventable...

February 20, 2018

Max hospital case: Police await DMC report

The Delhi Police will proceed with its probe into the case of a newborn being wrongly declared dead by a city-based hospital only after it receives a reply from the Delhi Medical Council on whether there was medical negligence in the matter, a police official said. The Delhi Medical Council (DMC) has received replies from...

January 6, 2018

Delhi govt cancels Max Hospital’s Shalimar Bagh branch licence

The Delhi government of Friday cancelled the licence of Max Hospital located in north-west Delhi’s Shalimar Bagh for medical negligence with immediate effect, after doctors had declared a newborn baby dead, who was later found alive. During a press conference on Friday, Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain said that we have cancelled the license of...

December 8, 2017

Max Hospital controversy: Found alive after being ‘declared dead’, newborn passes away

The newborn baby, who was declared ‘dead’ along with its stillborn twin by Max Hospital located in north-west Delhi’s Shalimar Bagh, has reportedly died on Wednesday after being in intensive care unit (ICU) for less than a week. On November 30, the premature twins were allegedly declared dead by Max Hospital, and were handed in...

December 6, 2017