Pregnant woman dies in Dera Bugti hospital due to doctors' absence

QUETTA: A mother and her unborn child died in the district headquarters hospital of Dera Bugti on Friday as none of the lady doctors were available to treat the maternal case. This is the second case in 25 days where a pregnant woman died due to unavailability of lady doctors.

According to details, wife of Saddam Bugti, residents of Kohu street, was brought to the DHQ hospital of Dera Bugti in a serious maternal condition on Friday.



Sources said, “The woman and her child died in the hospital due to absence of lady doctors as none of the staff was presented to handle the maternal case.”

Friday’s case was the second one in Dera Bugti as on March 25 a mother and child from Loti area of Dera Bugti died due to lack of lady doctors present in the DHQ hospital.

“There are seven vacant posts for lady doctors in our hospital but due to lack of residential quarters, none are willing to serve here,” said Medical Superintendent Dera Bugti Dr Azam, adding that there were no operation theatres to treat serious patients.

Residents of Dera Bugti and its adjacent localities were compelled to shift their patients to Multan for better medical care.