RATLAM: A pregnant woman in Madhya Pradesh’s Ratlam district was allegedly turned away twice from a health centre, and her newborn died after she delivered while being rushed back to the facility on a handcart by her husband. The incident occurred in Sailana town during the intervening night of March 23 and 24, officials said on Friday. A video of the man taking his wife to the hospital for the third time went viral on social media. Sailana Sub-Divisional Magistrate Manish Jain said, “At 9 am on March 23, Krishna Gwala, a resident of Kalika Mata Mandir Road in Sailana, took his wife Neetu to the community health centre, where nurse Chetna Charel sent them away, saying the delivery would take place after two to three days.” “At 1 am, she again experienced labour pains and was rushed to the hospital,” Jain added. “This time, nurse Gayatri Patidar refused to admit Neetu after an examination, saying the delivery would happen in 15 more hours. The couple returned home.”
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