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HC orders audit of civic-run maternity homes in Mumbai after death of pregnant woman last year
Updated On: 29 January, 2025 06:36 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
The petition filed by the woman's husband stated that her surgery was conducted under a mobile flashlight at a maternity home in Bhandup allegedly due to a power outage. The fetus delivered after the procedure also died

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The Bombay High Court (HC) on Wednesday set up an eight-member panel for auditing 30 civic-run maternity homes following the death of a 26-year-old pregnant woman who was allegedly operated on under a mobile flashlight due to a power outage at a hospital, news agency PTI reported.
A division bench of Justices Revati Mohite Dere and Neela Gokhale said the panel comprising experts from the medical field shall conduct the audit and submit its report in eight weeks.
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