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Twelve more babies die in West Bengal
Thirteen babies have died in the BC Roy Children Hospital in Kolkata since October 25.
The deaths have taken place since yesterday, hospital
deputy superintendent Tapas Kumar Ghosh said on Friday.
"The one-to-three days old babies were heavily under
weight and suffering from jaundice, encephalitis and
septicemia", Ghosh said.
No complaint was lodged against the hospital for the deaths by any patient party, Ghosh said, adding doctors did their best to save the lives of the babies, but all were born with critical conditions.
The hospital, he said, was overcrowded as 160 infants were currently being treated in 60 beds. The hospital needed more nursing staff and modern equipment, he said.
Thirteen babies have died in the B C Roy Children Hospital in Kolkata since October 25. The crib deaths have raised questions on the medical care at West Bengal`s largest referral hospital for children following accusations of negligence by parents but Hospital authorities maintained there is "nothing abnormal" or "unusual" in the deaths because the babies are brought in an "extremely critical" condition.
The state government gave a clean chit to the hospital
holding there was no medical negligence or any lapse on the
part of hospital authorities.
PTI