A shocking incident has come to light from Palghar district of Maharashtra, where a woman suffered a heart attack during delivery, resulting in both mother and child’s tragic demise. The incident occurred on Friday and has again highlighted the issue of safety of pregnant mothers in remote tribal areas.
incident information
Kunta Vaibhav Padwale, a 31-year-old tribal woman, was earlier admitted to a local hospital due to labor pains. However, due to complications, he was referred to the government-run Patangshah Cottage Hospital in Johar, the major medical center in the area.
Unfortunately, Kunta Padwale died suddenly of a heart attack during childbirth. Jauhar Hospital Medical Superintendent Bharat Mahale said that the woman was looking healthy earlier, but at the time of delivery she suddenly had a serious heart attack. Despite all the efforts of the medical team, they were unable to save the mother and child. The woman’s body has been sent for post-mortem.
repetition of previous cases
This is not the first time such incidents have taken place during delivery in Palghar district. Earlier, a 22-year-old woman had died after delivery due to lack of timely treatment. The family alleges that this incident happened due to not getting timely medical help. Similarly, 26-year-old Pinky Dongarkar of Dahanu taluka also died due to not getting an ambulance on time, which also led to the untimely birth of her child.
Administration response
Palghar MP Hemant Savra has expressed grief over this incident. He informed that the construction of a 200 bed hospital for Jawahar will start soon. Also, the new building of Trauma Center and Palghar Civil Hospital is also almost ready and will soon be opened for the general public. The MP has also shared a plan to increase the number of ambulances, so that such unfortunate cases can be avoided.
This incident has once again highlighted the importance of quality and accessibility of health services, especially in rural areas, where maternal health issues need to be addressed.
