NHRC notice to UP over death of newborn due to negligence in Mainpuri hospital

LUCKNOW: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo-motu cognizance of a media report that a newborn baby fell into a dustbin and died while the nurses were quarrelling in the labour room of the government hospital in Mainpuri district on July 25, 2016.
The Commission has observed that the issue raises serious violation of right to life of the newly born.The contents of the news report also indicate towards the insensitive and negligent behaviour of the nurses of a government hospital expected to take care of the safety and well being of the patients.
Accordingly, a notice has been issued to the principal secretary, Medical Health and Family Welfare, government of Uttar Pradesh (UP), calling for a report in the matter within four weeks.
The media report, carried on July 26, 2016, was brought to the knowledge of the Commission by its Special Rapporteur, Sunil Krishna. Reportedly, a woman was admitted to the district hospital for delivery on the July, 25. She was taken to the labour room around 8pm when there was a change in the shift duties of the nurses. Even as the nurses were, reportedly, quarrelling over as to who would take care of the delivery, the baby was born and fell from the table, in the labour room, straight into a dustbin and died, the family members of the new born child alleged that the nurses were quarrelling over the issue of money.