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Newborn infant wrongly declared dead by Max Hospital, dies

PTI
Published : Dec 6, 2017, 2:36 pm IST
Updated : Dec 6, 2017, 2:36 pm IST

Max hospital has been found guilty of not following prescribed medical norms in dealing with newborn infants.

The parents alleged the babies were declared dead by the Max Hospital in Shalimar Bagh but they later discovered that the boy was alive. (Photo: AFP/Representational)
 The parents alleged the babies were declared dead by the Max Hospital in Shalimar Bagh but they later discovered that the boy was alive. (Photo: AFP/Representational)

New Delhi: A premature baby, who was delivered in Max Hospital and wrongly declared dead last week, has died during treatment, police said on Wednesday.

The baby, born on November 30, died on Tuesday evening.

Aslam Khan, deputy commissioner of police (northwest), confirmed the news.

A panel formed by the Delhi government to look into the case on Tuesday found Max Hospital guilty of not following prescribed medical norms in dealing with newborn infants.

Read: Max Hospital sacks 2 doctors for wrongly declaring baby dead

The case relates to the birth of twins (a boy and a girl) on November 30. The parents alleged the babies were declared dead by the Max Hospital in Shalimar Bagh but they later discovered that the boy was alive.

Read: Delhi: Hospital declares twins dead, 1 found alive

The parents said they were told by the hospital that both the babies were stillborn. The infants were handed over to them in a polythene bag, they said.

Just before their last rites, the family discovered that the baby boy was breathing, the police said.

On December 2, Delhi Health Minister Satyender Jain had said the hospital's licence could be cancelled if a probe found it guilty of medical negligence.

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