Man cries negligence over stillborn baby

Sunil Keswani, a call centre employee from Thane, is incenced and indignant after his first child was stillborn due to alleged medical negligence. Mr Keswani was counting down the number of days to when his wife would deliver their first child, when things took an unfortunate turn and their nine-month-old child died in his mother’s womb. Mr Keswani filed a complaint against the doctors of a private hospital for medical negligence with the Maharashtra Medical Council (MMC) on March 14.

“When I took my nine-month-pregnant wife to a private hospital, they did not take proper care of her. Though she was suffering from high blood pressure and the water level in her womb was low, they did not do proper diagnosis and discharged her from the hospital which later led to medical complications and killed our child,” said Mr Keswani. “They did not even check the movement of the baby and sadly, he died on March 12,” he added.

Mrs Keswani is still in shock and hardly speaks to anyone, he said. “She is so much in shock owing to the death of our child that she is not even talking to anyone or eating properly,” he said. Apparently, when he approached other doctors for a second opinion, doctors from the hospital advised his family members against approaching outside doctors as it would spoil their reputation. They even agreed to provide treatment to Mrs Keswani for free. “The doctors said they would not charge a single penny for all the medication, which clearly shows that they are guilty and wanted to resolve the issue like they would a business deal,” said Mr Keswani. “Later, they said they did not handle such cases and asked that I take my sick wife to some other hospital for treatment,” he added.

MMC president Dr Kishor Taori said members from the council would investigate into the matter. “Until we investigate into the matter, I wouldn’t be able to make any further comment on it,” he added.