Newborn Baby Dies From Warmer's Overheating At Hospital, Family Alleges Negligence

A newborn baby in India died at a hospital reportedly due to overheating of a warmer, local authorities said Thursday.

The incident took place at a government facility in the western state of Rajasthan. Authorities said the baby was admitted to the Mother and Child Hospital of the Mahatma Gandhi Government Hospital for being underweight.

Another child was also injured in a similar manner at the facility, Republic World reported, citing Press Trust of India.

The local authority said two contractual nursing staffers were on duty at the time of the incident. Both staffers have been terminated with immediate effect, Amar Ujala reported [Google Translate showed].

The baby girl was kept in the warmer Tuesday night, and died in the early hours of Wednesday.

Incubators and baby warmers are devices used to maintain the body temperature of newborns and premature infants. These are regulated using servo control to keep the skin temperature constant.

The unidentified victim's family protested following the death of the baby calling for action against the hospital.

"Based on the report of the committee, further action will be taken," the official reportedly said.

An investigation was currently underway into the incident.

The condition of the other baby who was injured due to overheating of the warmer remains unknown.

Earlier this week, a newborn baby died after a nurse allegedly performed a C-section on a pregnant woman in the absence of the on-duty doctor. The incident took place in the southern Indian state of Telangana. The pregnant woman was admitted to the Community Health Center at Chennur in Mancherial district, local media reported. The woman's husband said the on-duty doctor was unavailable, due to which a nurse checked on his wife. As the woman's health deteriorated at the hospital, the nurse decided to perform a C-section in the absence of the doctor.

"She said that baby's heartbeat was not good and later she informed us that the baby had died," the woman's husband said. The family members blamed the facility for the death of the newborn baby.

In another case of negligence, a 32-year-old man died after staff at a hospital injected him with sweet lime juice instead of plasma or platelets. The man was admitted to the hospital after he tested positive for dengue. In this case, also, an investigation was launched.