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Woman dies after delivery at district hosp, kin allege negligence

Source: , Posted On:   07 May 2026

A 28-year-old woman allegedly died due to medical negligence shortly after delivering a baby girl at Jawahar Lal Nehru District Hospital late on Wednesday night, triggering outrage among her family members who accused the hospital administration of failing to provide timely treatment and oxygen support.According to officials and family members, Saurabh Mishra, a resident of Singh Colony in Rudrapur, admitted his pregnant wife, Jyoti Pandey Mishra, to the district hospital on Wednesday evening for delivery. The family alleged that no lady doctor was present at the hospital during the night and that the delivery was conducted by the nursing staff around 1.30 am. Jyoti gave birth to a baby girl.Soon after the delivery, her condition allegedly deteriorated and she began struggling to breathe. The family claimed that when hospital staff tried to provide oxygen support, all four oxygen cylinders in the ward were empty and the oxygen pipeline was non-functional.

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