In a tragic case of hospital negligence, a woman in Karnataka alleged that she was told she had delivered a girl, but was handed over the body of a baby boy.
The incident was reported in Koppal District Maternity and Children's Hospital. The woman, identified as Gauri, claimed she was wrongly informed about the gender of her newborn, leading to a devastating mix-up.
Gauri was admitted to the hospital on September 23, and gave birth in the early hours of September 25. Due to the baby’s low weight, the newborn was immediately transferred to the hospital's neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) for monitoring. Gauri says the medical staff initially informed her she had given birth to a girl.
However, on October 2, hospital staff broke the devastating news that the baby had died.
When Gauri and her family arrived to see the child, they were shocked to discover that the deceased infant was a boy, not the girl they were expecting.
"We were told we had a girl, but now they've handed us a dead boy. We want our baby back," Gauri said, grief-stricken.
Hospital authorities, acknowledging the possibility of a mistake, stated the mix-up could have occurred during the transfer of the newborn between departments. They have assured the family that a full investigation will be conducted.
