Delivery in the open
A woman gave birth to a baby boy under a tree outside a health complex after she was allegedly pressured to leave the complex by a nurse on Saturday.
Two separate probe committees were formed the same afternoon to investigate the incident.
Jahidul Islam, the woman's husband, said his wife, Rina Begum, 30, from Balavir village in Boda upazila of Panchagarh, started having labour pain around 3:00am. He brought his wife to Boda Upazila Health Complex around 8:00am.
Rina first gave birth 10 years ago through a c-section and required one this time as well.
Asif Adnan, a doctor of the hospital, advised Rina to go to Panchagarh Sadar Hospital because the complex did not have a gynaecologist to perform a caesarean. Soon after she was handed the release documents, Sabana Akhter, a nurse, started pressuring Rina to leave the hospital, said Jahidul.
At one point, due to the nurse's pressure Rina left the complex around 12:00 noon. At that time Jahid was arranging money and transport. Within a few minutes of leaving the compound, she gave birth to her baby under a Eucalyptus tree outside.
Three women, including a part-time cleaner of the complex, who happen to be there while Rina was giving birth, extended their help to her. Witnesses of the incident were enraged and took her back inside the complex to her hospital bed.
Hearing the incident, acting Civil Surgeon Dr Aftroza Begum, Upazila Nirbahi Officer Syed Mahmud Hasan and Upazila Health and Family Planning (UHFP) Officer Rajiul Karim went to the complex.
Rajiul said a three-member investigation committee, headed by Resident Medical Officer of the complex Dr Zahid, had been formed and directed to file a report in this connection within seven days.
UNO Syed said that they would take action in accordance with the probe report.
The civil surgeon's office formed a seperate committee, headed by Afroza Begum.
The UHFP office issued a show cause notice to Sabana for allegedly pressurising a patient to leave the premises. She was directed to produce an answer within three days.
When asked, Sabana said she asked Rina to rush for Panchagarh Sadar Hospital because she needed a caesarian which the complex would not be able to conduct.
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