Kolar, India

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An Indian woman, after giving birth to a boy, went through excruciating pain, only to discover that the medical staff had negligently left a three-feet-long cloth inside her vagina. 

Chandrika, 20, from Ramasagara village of Malur taluk in southern state of Karnataka had a normal delivery at the Government SNR Hospital in Kolar. 

Four days into the the delivery that had gone smoothly, she complained of unbearable stomach pain. After this, the doctors at a nursing home prescribed the woman topical medication.

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When some family members helped the woman in applying the ointment, they were left shocked to find a cloth sticking out of her vagina.

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The family members observed that the cloth was present at the place where an incision was made by the doctors to facilitate smoother delivery. 

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The woman's family members somehow pulled out the cloth with utmost care, which turned out to be three feet long.

Husband files complaint

Chandrika’s husband, Rajesh, realised that SNR hospital's medical staff forgot to remove the vaginal mop which was placed by them to prevent bleeding while making an incision.

He went to the hospital, and complained about the incident to district surgeon Dr SN Vijayakumar. 

He appealed for action to be taken against the staff for negligence. 

Speaking to The Times Of India newspaper, Rajesh said his wife had been asked to return to the hospital again for a medical check-up.

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He added that he was informed by the staff members about the sutures being soluble and hence, it did not need to be removed.

Dr Vijayakumar, speaking about the incident, said that the woman delivered a baby boy on May 5 morning at SNR hospital and a vaginal mop was placed by the doctor to prevent bleeding and the patient was advised to get it removed during the removal of the sutures. 

“The doctor on duty had also instructed the staff nurse in this regard. However, the nurse seems to have forgotten or the patient might have not turned up for the removal of the sutures,” Dr Vijayakumar said.

He said an investigation would be conducted by a committee, and action would be taken against the hospital staff on the basis of the findings.

“Chandrika is healthy and there’s no cause for concern,” he added.

(With inputs from agencies)