their part
in treating and taking care of his wife and their preterm baby, who died within
few hours of his birth.
2. The salient ... that Appellant
No. 2, wife of Appellant No.1, performed the preterm delivery in the absence of
any Neonatologist. Since there was no arrangement
risk in termination of such pregnancy includes:
A) Risk of induction of preterm labour
B) Risk of failure of induction of preterm labour ... delivered at this stage will have signs of life and will be preterm.
Preterm child will have all the major systems of body immature
which
Obstetrics by D.C. Dutta (6th Edition), wherein, in Chapter
"Preterm Labour", which is synonym to Preterm Labour under the
heading "Management ... Preterm Labour". The author writes "the
management includes: (1) to prevent preterm onset of labour, if possible,
(2) to arrest preterm labour
teenage thus complications
of high risk pregnancy e.g. pre-eclampsia, preterm labour,
PPH, Surgical Intervations (Maternal morbidity and
mortility) may be anticipated.
6. Investigations ... babies
born to adolescent mothers face higher risks of low birth-
weight, preterm delivery, and severe neonatal conditions
than those born to women aged
fetus is viable (i.e. beyond 28 weeks of gestation)
but preterm (i.e. < 37 weeks)
- Preterm termination of pregnancy is theoretically
possible ... risk of failure
at this gestational age - to put it simply, the preterm cervix
(neck of womb) may not respond adequately to allow for
successful
viable.
At present the fetal presentation is breech which would require
preterm caesarean section for delivery. Preterm caesarean has higher
future obstetrical implications ... Termination (delivery) of pregnancy at this gestation poses risks
related to preterm delivery to both mother and baby as mentioned above.
Breech presentation would require
risk in termination of such pregnancy includes:
A) Risk of induction of preterm labour
B) Risk of failure of induction of preterm labour ... delivered at this stage will have signs of life and will be preterm. Preterm
child will have all the major systems of body immature which
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within prescribed time limit of birth which
is mandatory for such preterm babies".
It is averred that Fatema was given discharge ... hospital! Referring medical literature he submits that it is not only preterm birth
that leads to ROP but other risk factors like, Sepsis, Intra-ventricular
filed by the Complainant, seeking compensation of Rs. 5 crore for causing preterm delivery and subsequently death of Twin-1 usurping the right of life ... unfair practice. She performed caesarian delivery without examination of the mother forcing preterm babies to be born and putting them to High risk. Because
