Adilabad: Pregnant woman dies on the way to RIMS, parents cry foul

Vimala's family members alleged that a head nurse of a primary health centre in Echoda mandal centre was responsible for the death of the woman who was 8 months pregnant.

Adilabad: A 25-year old pregnant woman, Vimala Bai from Ponna X roads village in Sirikonda mandal, died on the way to Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS)-Adilabad on Wednesday.

Vimala’s family members alleged that a head nurse of a primary health centre in Echoda mandal centre was responsible for the death of the woman who was 8 months pregnant. They alleged that the nurse showed negligence in providing treatment to the woman who was admitted to the health centre when she developed labour pains.

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The relatives also accused the nurse of advising them to go to RIMS, stating that the time taken in shifting the woman to the medical institute proved fatal for her.