Out of 10,024 deliveries that took place in 2023 in 56 private hospitals in Khammam, as many as 7,748 (77.29 percent) were Caesarean deliveries while only 2,315 (23.09 percent) were normal deliveries, informed district Collector VP Gautham
In a startling case of alleged medical negligence, doctors reportedly left a pair of forceps inside a woman's stomach following her cesarean delivery at a government hospital in Eluru.
The Health Minister, who inspected the work on the medical college near Kothapalli, said though the State government had sent proposals to the Centre for a medical college in Karimnagar
Commissioner, TVVP, Dr Ajay Kumar, who constituted an expert committee to inquire into the incident, said strict action would be taken once the report is submitted.
The young woman, Ramadevi reported with the problem of placenta blocking the cervix, which is the narrow passage for the baby to pass through from the womb.
As per NFHS-V which has been completed in 22 States in the first phase, the percentage share of C-section deliveries in private hospitals of Telangana State was 81.5.