Death Stroke in hospital 12 pregnant women died

Twelve pregnant women died within ten days in an Indian hospital. According to the doctors, the mysterious death streak is probably due to contaminated injections.

25/02/2011

Twelve pregnant women have died in just ten days in the Umaid public hospital in the western Indian city of Jodhpur, with five more in critical condition. Cause of serious health problems in pregnant women could, according to the doctors told the newspaper „The Indian Express“ have been contaminated injections.

Contagious injections possible causes of death of pregnant women
After twelve pregnant women died in the Indian hospital within a period of only ten days, the feverish search for the causes has begun. As the only possible explanation for the enigmatic Death Eaters came in the opinion of the doctors at the state Umaid Hospital so far the use of contaminated injections in question, reports „The Indian Express“. The pregnant women had all died as a result of heavy bleeding, which was probably caused by the intravenous injection of a contaminated fluid, said one of the responsible physicians. In five other pregnant women, the health status is still critical, said the Indian newspaper, citing the statements of the doctors. Of the children of the twelve deceased pregnant women, two had died before birth, the other ten infants survived and are in stable health, the attending physicians said.

Police investigate for potentially contaminated injections
Since the deaths of pregnant women in the Indian clinic were probably caused by contaminated injections, the police have begun investigations into the Indian manufacturer and distributor of injections „The Indian Express“. Whether the fluid or only the injection needle was contaminated or possibly other causes of deaths in question, should be clarified in the course of further investigations. However, poor health conditions in the state clinics of the Indian health care system are no exception, and often a stay in a hospital carries an additional health risk for the patients. The facilities of the state hospitals are chronically undersupplied and only a few modern private clinics ensure adequate medical treatment for the patients. However, these private clinics are correspondingly expensive and therefore reserved for a relatively small wealthy upper class and foreign patients. (Fp)