Jaipur: A 30-year-old woman from Gangapur area of Bhilwara district died Monday within hours of giving birth to a baby through normal delivery, marking the fifth maternal death reported in the district this month. Four maternal deaths were already recorded from Bhilwara in the first week of July.Seema delivered the baby at the community health…
Health and medical education minister Gajendra Singh Khimsar Jaipur: Health and medical education minister Gajendra Singh Khimsar has denied any incidence of medical negligence behind the string of deaths of women – mostly following childbirth – at govt-run hospitals in the state over the past months.The minister’s claims came even as the state govt deputed…
Minister of Medical and Health Gajendra Singh Khimsar Jaipur: A series of maternal deaths after caesarean sections in Rajasthan’s govt hospitals has exposed serious gaps in the state’s healthcare system and raised allegations of opacity and inaction.Since May, at least 18 women have died in govt hospitals across Kota, Bikaner, Jodhpur, Bhilwara and Banswara. In…
Jaipur: Two of six women who developed severe post-childbirth complications, including kidney failure, remain in coma and on ventilator support at PBM Hospital in Bikaner, while four others are recovering.The cause of the complications is still unknown, with a committee set up by the state govt to investigate the cases yet to submit its report.One…
Pune: The PMC recorded 48 maternal deaths in 2025–26, with fatalities split equally between public and private hospitals (24 each). The data highlights a major success for public hospitals: maternal deaths in govt facilities have dropped by more than 50% in just three years, falling from 50 in 2023–24 to 24 this past year.Health officials…
