Kabir Humayun: A high-powered five-member probe committee was formed yesterday to investigate the incident of separating a newborn’s body during delivery.
The probe-committee was asked to submit the report on their findings in seven days, said Dr Mozibur Rahman, civil surgeon of Cumilla, reports The Daily Star.
According to a release of Cumilla civil surgeon office, Dr Mohammad Nazrul Islam, health and family planning official of Titas upazila in Cumilla, will be leading the probe committee.
The incident of separating a newborn’s body during delivery took place on Saturday at Debidwer Upazila Health Complex.
“Nurse Achia , Jharna and a maid Jesmin tried to conduct a normal delivery without the presence of doctors and ended up splitting the head of the newborn baby,” said Md Yusuf, brother of patient Fatema Begum.
A caesarian section had to be performed on Fatema to remove the deceased infant at Comilla Medical College Hospital the next day, her brother told the correspondent.
Fatema is in critical condition following the incident.
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