Police are investigating whether medical negligence was involved in the death of a pregnant woman in her 20s who lost consciousness after receiving an epidural at an obstetrics clinic in Daejeon and later died after nearly three weeks on life support.
The Daejeon Metropolitan Police Agency is questioning the head doctor of the clinic in Dong District on suspicion of involuntary manslaughter in connection with the June incident, police said Wednesday.
Hospital and medical records show that the 29-year-old patient arrived at the clinic with her husband at about 5 p.m. on June 15 experiencing labor pains.