The controversy over the death of a woman and her newborn at Thangam Hospital here appeared to be heading for a medico-legal tussle with the hospital authorities claiming that they were not responsible for the deaths and the victims’ family disputing it.
Aiswarya, wife of M. Ranjit from Chittur-Thathamangalam, died at the hospital following childbirth on Monday. Hospital authorities said here on Tuesday that the woman died due to excessive bleeding, and that they had done everything possible to arrest the bleeding
Senior doctors N. Venugopal and P.N. Vasudev and medical superintendent P. Subhash said here that the hospital was ready to face any investigation into the case.
