A 28-year-old woman from Baran district is critical at New Medical College Hospital (NMCH) in Kota after developing severe postpartum haemorrhage following a normal delivery at SRG Hospital in Jhalawar, according to medical officials quoted in a report by the Times of India.
The woman, identified as Pushpa, was admitted to the Jhalawar hospital with labour pain and delivered normally on Tuesday. She developed excessive bleeding shortly after childbirth. Doctors attempted to control the haemorrhage and administered five to six units of blood and platelets, but her condition did not stabilise.
Baran Medical College principal Sanjay Porwal said the woman’s condition deteriorated suddenly, most probably because of postpartum haemorrhage, a serious complication after delivery. As the bleeding could not be controlled at SRG Hospital, doctors referred her to NMCH in Kota on the same day.
At the Kota hospital, the woman developed shock and severe breathing difficulties following massive blood loss and prolonged low blood pressure. Doctors shifted her to the intensive care unit and placed her on ventilator support.
The blood loss also led to symptoms of acute kidney injury. A nephrology team subsequently carried out emergency dialysis to manage the kidney-related complications, while doctors continued efforts to stabilise her under intensive medical supervision.
The case involves a referral between hospitals in two Rajasthan cities and illustrates the critical role of timely blood replacement, emergency obstetric care, intensive-care capacity and specialist support when complications develop after childbirth. The supplied report does not establish whether any medical or administrative lapse occurred, and no such allegation has been made by the officials quoted.
NMCH principal Nilesh Jain did not provide an update on the woman’s condition in the report and referred queries to SSB superintendent Ashutosh Sharma and nephrology head Vikas Khandelia. Both officials did not respond to calls, according to the Times of India.
The woman remained critical under ventilator support as doctors continued treatment at NMCH. Her next medical update will determine whether her condition improves after management of the haemorrhage, shock and acute kidney complications.
