The woman, B Keerthi from Eliminedu village, was five months pregnant with twins conceived through in-vitro fertilisation (IVF), a much-awaited pregnancy after six years of marriage.
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Synopsis: A 30-year-old pregnant woman lost her twin babies after an emergency C-section was conducted by the nursing staff at a hospital near Hyderabad. The surgery was allegedly done under the remote guidance of a doctor via a video call, without the doctor being physically present at the hospital.
In an incident of alleged medical negligence, a 30-year-old pregnant woman lost her twin babies after an emergency Caesarean section(C-section) was conducted by the nurses at Vijayalaxmi Hospital in Ibrahimpatnam — near Hyderabad — of Ranga Reddy district in Telangana.
The surgery was allegedly done on Sunday, 4 May, under the remote guidance of a doctor via a video call, without the doctor being physically present at the hospital.
The incident triggered protests and prompted the local health authorities to seal the facility pending investigation.
The woman, B Keerthi from Eliminedu village, was five months pregnant with twins conceived through in-vitro fertilisation (IVF), a much-awaited pregnancy after six years of marriage. Her husband, Butti Ganesh, a conductor with TGRTC, said she had regularly consulted the same hospital and gynaecologist, Dr V Anusha Reddy, for antenatal check-ups over the past five months.
Speaking to the media, Ganesh said that Keerthi began experiencing severe abdominal pain around 4 am on Sunday and was rushed to the hospital by morning. However, they alleged that Dr Anusha was unavailable at the time and gave instructions to the nursing staff over a WhatsApp video call to perform a C-section.
The premature twins were delivered at 18 weeks but died within hours. Keerthi, who reportedly suffered heavy bleeding during the procedure, was later shifted to another private hospital, where her condition is now stable.
“The moment they inserted their hand, there was blood everywhere, and the foetuses were delivered,” said Ganesh.
“The doctor came much later and told us the babies died due to a blood clot. No proper treatment was given. My wife kept asking where the doctor was, but the nurses kept saying she was on her way,” he added.
The family’s anguish erupted into protests outside the hospital, with relatives and locals demanding strict action against the hospital management and the doctor. They blamed the death of the twins on the absence of the doctor during the critical procedure and the questionable involvement of the nursing staff in conducting the surgery.
Responding to the outcry, Rangareddy District Medical and Health Officer (DMHO) Dr Venkateshwar Rao confirmed that the hospital has been sealed. “The patient’s relatives alleged that the doctor was not physically present during the surgery. We have sealed the hospital and will conduct a detailed inquiry,” he told South First.
Police confirmed that an FIR has been registered against the hospital and the doctor under Section 106(1), read with Section 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), which pertains to medical negligence. Further action will be based on the findings of the DMHO’s report.
According to Ganesh, Keerthi had undergone a cervical cerclage at the same hospital a month ago — a medical procedure used to prevent preterm birth — after she started experiencing pain. Despite the cerclage, she continued to suffer bleeding and pain, which the hospital dismissed as minor.
“We trusted the hospital because they said the babies’ heartbeats were fine. Even on Saturday, the doctor gave her glucose and asked for another scan,” Ganesh said. “But on Sunday, the pain worsened. That’s when everything went wrong.”
“This was our first pregnancy after years of struggle and IVF,” said Ganesh, and added: “We did everything right — but the system failed us.”
(Edited by Muhammed Fazil.)
