Bargarh: In a shocking incident, a woman gave birth to a girl child inside a toilet at Bargarh district headquarters hospital here. Subsequently, the child was recovered from the toilet pan in critical condition. The girl child is undergoing treatment at the hospital.
As per reports, one Bipin Mirdha of Kakrajhari village under Dunguripali police limits of Subarnapur district admitted his pregnant wife Santoshini to the hospital at 11 pm Thursday.
However, she couldn’t undergo health check-up as doctors were not available at that time. On the other hand, when Santoshini went to use the toilet Friday morning, she gave birth to a girl child inside the toilet with half of the infant’s body inside the toilet pan. After getting alerted, health workers and others recovered the child, said Santoshini.
Locals said that the authorities should pay attention so that such incidents do not repeat in the future. Not more than a week ago, another pregnant woman had to rush to a private clinic owing to doctors’ negligence at Bargarh district headquarters hospital. But by that time, the child had died and the child’s body was recovered through surgery.
Although the government has taken many steps to prevent mother and child mortality with strict directions not to neglect in deliveries, maternity care, and newborn child care, it is frequently found that these directions are not followed in government-run hospitals.
