Doctor, nurses issued show cause notices in Netrakona

Show-cause notices were issued to a doctor and two nurses of an upazila health complex in Netrakona for their alleged negligence in a delivery case on Wednesday.

Dr Maruful Alam Talukder, and nurses Rina Rani Pal and Shilpi Rani Kar of Mohanganj Upazila Health Complex were asked to reply within three working days, confirmed Upazila Health and Family Planning Officer (UHFPO) Dr Noor Mohammad.

On Wednesday morning, the health complex's emergency department asked a pregnant woman from Khaliajury upazila to go to the labour ward, said her family.

However, the duty doctor instantly referred her to Netrakona General Hospital mentioning some complexities in her delivery, they said.

On return from the labour ward, the woman gave birth to a boy on the staircase, they said. When the news spread, she was admitted to the ward urgently, and in the very morning she was discharged, they added.

Netrakona Civil Surgeon Dr Selim Miah said he asked the UHFPO to form a three-member committee to investigate the incident and submit a report within seven working days.

Dr Maruful and the two nurses were on duty during the delivery, said Dr Noor Mohammad.

The civil surgeon also said some of the woman's male attendants misbehaved with a physician as he asked them not to enter the labour ward when the woman was there.

Meanwhile, in connection with the incident, the doctor filed a case with Mohanganj Police Station, accusing two of the woman's relatives -- Taqbir Mia (18) and Ahmed Noor (20) later in the day, confirmed Officer-in-Charge (investigation) Md Aktaruzzaman.