Newborn baby dies in community health centre in Mancherial; parents allege medical negligence

A newborn died at Bellampalli community health centre in Mancherial district, with parents alleging doctors’ negligence during delivery. They claim a request for transfer was ignored, while doctors insist it was a stillbirth caused by health complications. Police have registered a case.

Mancherial: A couple has alleged that their newborn baby died due to negligence by doctors at the community health centre in Bellampalli on Thursday.

Suvarna and Karan of Goleti village in Rebbena mandal, Kumram Bheem Asifabad district, accused the doctors of mishandling the delivery. They claimed the baby died due to carelessness while being extracted from the womb and alleged that their request to shift Suvarna to a hospital in Mancherial town was ignored.

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Police said a case was registered against the doctors based on Suvarna’s complaint. The doctors, however, denied the allegations, stating the woman had suffered a stillbirth. They said they made every effort to save the baby but were unsuccessful due to the woman’s health complications.