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Bandipora, Oct 15: The Jammu and Kashmir administration has recommended action against a doctor following the deaths of a pregnant woman and her baby in Gurez.
Speaking to reporters in Bandipora, DC Badipora, Indu Chib said a preliminary inquiry had been conducted and reports received from the Chief Medical Officer and Sub-Divisional Magistrate had been forwarded to the Director of Health Services for further action.
The case involved a high-risk pregnancy, with the woman reportedly having a low-lying placenta and a haemoglobin level of five, the Deputy Commissioner said. According to medical information received by the administration, the baby had died in the womb before the woman was brought for treatment.
DC also referred to a dispute between the woman and the doctors concerned. She said heavy snowfall around Razdan Pass and adverse weather had complicated the process of shifting the patient.
An emergency services vehicle had reportedly met with an incident near Pir Baba, further affecting the transfer arrangements.
The concerned doctor was responsible, and we conducted a preliminary inquiry,” Chib said, adding that the findings and a proposal for action had been submitted to the Director of Health Services.
She said she had also spoken to the Director of Health Services about the matter and that the administration had taken up residents’ demands for an inquiry and action against the doctor.
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