The State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has recommended the Tamil Nadu government to pay a compensation of ₹5 lakh to the family of a woman in Villupuram district, who died following heavy bleeding after a caesarian delivery in a government hospital in Tindivanam in February 2020.
The Joint Director of Health Services in Villupuram, who inquired into the case had observed that if the doctor on duty, after noticing the complications in the patient, “had either taken advice from an experienced obstetrician/gynaecologist or moved the patient to a medical college hospital, the death of the patient could have been avoided.“
Considering the arguments from both sides and the report of the Enquiry Officer, the SHRC member also recommended to the State government to “ensure that the sufficient number of experienced doctors and nurses, especially obstetricians and gynaecologists, should be posted in all the government hospitals on 24x7 basis, especially in labour wards.”
