Pakistani woman dies after forceps removed
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A Pakistani woman who had a pair of forceps removed from her abdomen after they were left there in an operation a year ago died from multiple complications on Tuesday, a hospital official said.
Shehzadi Shahidi Sultana, 30, had the forceps removed last month when it was discovered one year after she underwent a caesarean operation at a hospital in Jamshoro town, near the southern city of Hyderabad, to give birth to a baby girl.
As a result of the operation to remove the forceps on February 22nd at the same hospital, she developed an infection in her stomach and later died of heart failure from multiple complications, said medical superintendent Khalid Qureshi.
Qureshi told Reuters that Sultana’s husband and brother brought her back to the hospital last month after she complained of severe abdominal pain.
The cause of the pain was found to be a pair of forceps left in her abdomen since her caesarean operation, he added.
“We had appointed an inquiry committee to investigate how the forceps remained in her stomach and subsequently five doctors were found responsible for the neglect and suspended,” he said.
Police said the woman’s brother, Shadab Gul, had registered a case against the doctors with them.
Poor health facilities often lead to complications in Pakistan, particularly in rural areas.
About 30,000 women die in pregnancy or childbirth each year in Pakistan, one of the highest rates of maternal mortality in the world, according to the Asian Development Bank.
Ten times as many develop life-long pregnancy-related disabilities.
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