Kota’s healthcare system has come under scrutiny after four women died due to Caesarean section complications at hospitals in the city over the past week.
The poor healthcare system has left newborn babies motherless and triggered outrage across Rajasthan, as the death toll continues to rise, and the number of women turning critical due to kidney failure is also increasing.
As several other women battle kidney failure and critical complications, grieving families have alleged medical negligence, delayed treatment, and the possible use of substandard medicines, turning the tragedy into a major healthcare and political crisis.
Hapless families wait outside hospitals in disbelief, while serious questions continue to haunt Rajasthan’s healthcare system.
Grieving families alleged that algae layers were seen in operating theatres and that none of the doctors listened to them when they complained about patients’ pain.
They are now staging a dharna, demanding reasons for the deaths of their loved ones.
The latest victim, 31-year-old Pinky Mahawar of Shriramnagar, Kota, died shortly after midnight on Sunday at the Super Speciality Block of the Medical College’s New Hospital.
Just days earlier, she had delivered a baby girl at J.K. Lon Hospital.
According to her family, Pinky’s health began deteriorating soon after the surgery. Her blood pressure dropped sharply, she stopped passing urine, and signs of kidney failure emerged.
Her husband, Chandraprakash, alleged that despite her worsening condition, the hospital failed to refer her for advanced treatment in time.