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Kerala State Human Rights Commission Chairperson Alexander Thomas ordered an probe connected Sunday (February 22, 2026) into the decease of a newborn that occurred soon aft the babe was delivered via C-section astatine the Nedumangad taluk infirmary successful Thiruvananthapuram.
The District Medical Officer should taxable an probe study wrong a month.
Activist Saithali Kaipadi had filed a complaint, demanding that a lawsuit beryllium filed against the doc liable for the incident.
The incidental successful which the newborn died soon aft the C-section happened connected Tuesday (February 17, 2026). Ranjana Krishnan, a nonmigratory of Anappara, Vithura, had visited the infirmary connected Monday (February 16, 2026) for a third-trimester antenatal check-up and was advised to acquisition contiguous admission. She was taken to the labour country aboriginal Tuesday greeting for induction of labour. As labour did not progress, she was rushed for a C-section to different artifact of the infirmary astir 2:20 p.m.
Although the babe was delivered, it died soon afterward.
The household alleged that the doc had not communicated the anticipation of complications to them and claimed that prolonging the labour and failing to behaviour the C-section successful a timely mode had led to the decease of the newborn.
The decease of the babe had triggered large protests and altercations astatine the hospital, with the household refusing to judge the assemblage of the babe and alleging that aesculapian negligence had led to the death.
Following monolithic protests astatine the infirmary by the household arsenic good arsenic assorted governmental outfits, K.J. Reena, Director of Health Services, connected Wednesday (February 18, 2026) directed Bindu Sundar, gynaecologist and RMO astatine the taluk hospital, to spell connected forced leave.
