Thiruvananthapuram: In a case of failing to detect genetic disorders of a newborn before birth, in Kerala, police booked four doctors and registered an FIR, The Indian Express reported.
The father of the child filed a complaint on November 26, and the case was registered based on the same.
The two of the booked doctors were identified as Pushpa and Sherly of the Women and Children’s Hospital, Alappuzha, while the remaining two were doctors at private laboratories, Midas Health Care and Scanning Laboratory and Shankar’s Health Scans and Diagnostic.
The case was registered under sections 125 and 125b of Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS) under charges of rash and negligent acts that endanger human life or personal safety.
Meanwhile, on the allegations of failure to detect genetic abnormalities while the baby was in the womb against the doctors, the state health department ordered a departmental inquiry by the Additional Director of Health Services.
Addressing the media on Thursday, the mother of the baby said: “I got a child with several abnormalities. The baby does not open its eyes, and its genitals have serious deformities. None of the doctors informed me about the issues.”
The mother of the newborn told the media that she gave birth to a child with several abnormalities, such as that the baby does not open its eyes and has severe deformity to its genitals. None of the doctors inform her about these issues. The baby was born on November 8 at the Government Medical College Hospital in Alappuzha.
As per the TIE report, the mother has been under the treatment of Dr Pushpa, and she had undergone scanning thrice during her pregnancy in the months of March, April and May at Midas lab. The mother also consulted another doctor, Sherly, who asked her to undergo scanning from Sankara’s Healthcare Scans and Diagnostics four times. Both the doctors went through the scan reports and did not notice any abnormality with the foetus.
The woman was admitted to the government hospital on October 30 for delivery, as per the advice of Dr Sherly. She was referred to the medical college three days later after finding an irregular heartbeat in the foetus. The baby was born through a C-section.