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Two more mothers die at Bhilwara hospital, July toll reaches 7
Two new mothers died of severe postpartum bleeding at Mahatma Gandhi Hospital in Bhilwara on Wednesday night, taking the number of maternal deaths at the district's largest government hospital to seven in July. The hospital said both women had normal deliveries and were not classified as high-risk pregnancies. The first victim, Sugna Mohan Bairwa (22), had her haemoglobin drop from 10 g/dL to 1.8 g/dL after delivery. The second, Rani Bhura Banjara (18), deteriorated so rapidly that doctors could not perform life-saving surgery.
Chief Medical and Health Officer Dr Sanjeev Sharma said an inquiry has been initiated into the deaths. Investigators will examine medical histories, sonography reports, treatment records and exact causes of death. The deaths follow a series of maternal health incidents across Rajasthan, including five deaths in Kota in May and two in Bikaner after post-caesarean kidney failure in June. A recent screening drive in Bhilwara found 500 of 2,210 pregnant women (23%) had high-risk conditions, but officials noted that several recent maternal deaths involved women not classified as high-risk.
Indian Opinion Analysis
The Hans India reports the story as a straightforward public-health alarm, attributing facts to hospital authorities and officials without editorialising. It leads with the rising toll and lists systemic gaps: normal deliveries that turned fatal, low haemoglobin, and rapid deterioration. There is no government-critical framing, but the cumulative list of similar deaths in Kota, Bikaner and Banswara implies a pattern that the official inquiry will now examine. The neutral reporting leaves the reader to infer that post-delivery monitoring and emergency obstetric care remain inadequate despite screening efforts. The concrete next step is the inquiry's findings, which may prompt protocol changes or political response.
The article's emphasis on the discrepancy between normal-risk classification and fatal complications highlights a key challenge for maternal healthcare in Rajasthan: risk stratification may miss sudden postpartum haemorrhage. The 23% high-risk rate found in screening also suggests that a large proportion of pregnant women require closer monitoring. A careful reader should watch for the inquiry report and for any state-level policy response on emergency obstetric protocols.
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Source: thehansindia.com (neutral report)
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