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Bengal hospital says 12 crib deaths ‘normal’

Thu Oct 27 2011 13:05:25 GMT+0200 (Hora de verano romance) by IANS.

Kolkata, Oct 27 (IANS) As one more infant died Thursday pushing the crib deaths to 12 in two days in West Bengal’s largest referral hospital for children, the hospital said this was not “unusual” as most of the babies were in critical condition.

“In the morning (Thursday) one more baby died, taking the toll to 12 in the last 48 hours. Though the figure may look absurd to the general people, to us it is a normal occurrence. Most of the babies that died were brought here in critical condition,” Dilip Kumar Paul, superintendent of the state-run B.C. Roy Children’s Hospital, said Thursday.

However, Paul added that the medical staff were working round the clock to ensure no more deaths take place.

The state health secretary has sought a detailed report on the deaths.“A probe is on and we will be able to submit the report shortly,” said Paul.

The number of infant deaths Wednesday was 11, and the hospital maintained that the babies died as most were under six months and carried infection and a few were in critical condition.

The latest deaths come after 18 babies passed away in June in the same hospital. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee ordered a probe then, after which the doctors were given a clean chit.

The families of patients are accusing the staff of negligence and are apprehensive of more deaths.

“I am really worried for my child. After seeing so many children die, one is bound to be afraid. It’s the negligence of the staff here which has resulted in the deaths,” said a mother whose six months old baby is undergoing treatment in the hospital.

SUMMARY:

In Bengal hospital twelve children died in two days. The hospital say it was"normal" because they were sick babies.

Even people think that this figure may seem bad, but babies were sick. Doctors work very hard for don’t die anyone.

They say that dead babies were less than 6 months.

The Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Health Secretary reports sought for to investigate, because in June also died 18 babies.

The baby’s family report a doctors and nurse for negligence.

A mother with her ​​baby in hospital in treatment, said she was afraid for her son.

OPINION:

I think that if something seemed had hapened, they had to be investigated. Because it waste much time, people take advantage. Many babies died or killed, we can asuume also may have lied. In this case they sellled the babies. Even the death of many babies in a third world country, we can’t forget and we do nothing.