India, April 12 -- The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has submitted the Maternal Death Audit (MDA) Report of 37-year-old Tanisha alias Ishwari Sushant Bhise to the state government. The report was prepared Thursday evening as part of the efforts to understand the type of delay behind this maternal death and the reason for it, said officials.

The deceased, Tanisha, was seven months' pregnant with twins and was allegedly denied emergency admission at Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital (DMH) on account of her family's inability to immediately pay a deposit of Rs.10 lakh. She was later admitted to Surya Hospital in Wakad, where she delivered twin girls via C-section on March 29. However, her condition deteriorated due to postnatal complications...