Budaun News: Budaun's women's hospital is facing a shortage of ventilators, so far 4 newborns have died:

News Topical, Digital Desk : Budaun News: Three newborns died on Saturday morning due to lack of ventilator in the SNCU (Special Newborn Care Unit) operated in the women's hospital of Budaun. Due to lack of better treatment facilities here, eight to ten children are being referred to Aligarh and Saifai every day.

Let us tell you that Dharampal, a resident of Mohalla Para in Dataganj, had admitted his wife Premlata to the women's hospital on June 5. She gave birth to a child late in the evening. The baby weighed 780 grams and the premature baby was admitted to the SNCU. On the second day, June 6, the doctor told the family that the child needed a ventilator and asked them to refer the child. But the family was not ready to get the child referred. The child died on Saturday morning. There was chaos among the family after the death. The security personnel present there pacified them and handed over the child to the family and sent them home.

Twins died
Vipin, a resident of Samrer town, admitted his wife Renu to the women's hospital on June 4. She gave birth to twins. Both the babies were admitted to the SNCU on June 5. Both the babies were underweight. Both needed a ventilator. But the hospital has neither a ventilator nor CPAP facility. Both the newborns died on Saturday morning. The family members created a ruckus accusing the staff of negligence in treatment. Security personnel reached the spot and pacified the family by explaining the matter to them. The bodies of the children were handed over to the family members and sent home.

Intayaz, a resident of Kadar Chowk police station, had admitted his wife to the hospital on June 3. A premature baby was born on June 4. She was admitted to the SNCU on June 5. Even after the doctor referred her, the family did not take her home. In the end, she also died at around 2 pm.

Less ventilators in the hospital
The SNCU run in the women's hospital admits newborns who are born in less than nine months or whose weight is less than the average. Every day 10 to 15 such children are admitted. Most of the children need ventilators, which are not available in Badaun. Earlier also a request was made for ventilators, but till now the government has not provided ventilators. Due to which newborns are dying in the absence of ventilators.

One has to wait for three hours for the warmer.
The women's hospital has the capacity of 12 warmers. But 17 to 18 newborns are admitted here all the time. One has to wait for three hours to get a newborn admitted. There have also been allegations that the staff collect money illegally and give the warmer quickly. Those who are unable to pay the money are turned away. On Saturday 14 children were admitted. When a woman from a locality of the city reached here to get her child admitted, the warmer was not empty. The woman took the child in her lap and got him treated for three hours. When the condition did not improve, the family took the child to a private hospital.

What did the hospital officials say on the matter?
CMS of Women's Hospital, Dr. Indukant Verma said that the newborns who died in SNCU were underweight. Doctors tried but could not save the lives of the children. There is no ventilator facility. When the doctors ask for referral, the relatives are not ready to take the child anywhere. Correspondence has been made to the government several times but ventilators have not been installed.