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People protest against civil hospital administration over death of a pregnant woman

Jalandhar, Mar 21 (UNI) Relatives of a pregnant woman on Thursday took the medical staff of the civil hospital to task after she died due to acute negligence of the doctors and para-medical staff of Shaheed Babu Labh Singh Civil Hospital. Irked over the death of the woman, hundreds of supporters, residents of the ward and relatives of the deceased woman gathered at the civil hospital soon after the received that the woman identified as Lalita Devi wife of Vicky Kumar, a resident of Ajit Nagar adjoin Kazi Mandi died due to the sheer negligence of the medical staff of the hospital.

They protested against the staff and shouted slogans against the hospital administration demanding suspension of the staff at the maternity and children ward of the hospital. The deceased was admitted in the maternity ward of the civil hospital late last night after she experienced labour pains. She was also suffering from respiratory problems also at the time; she was brought to the hospital. The medical staff arranged an oxygen cylinder to treat her respiratory problem which found to be empty. The staff directed the relatives of the deceased woman to immediate arrange for another cylinder. In the meanwhile, the woman died.
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