New Delhi, Sept. 23 -- The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognisance of media reports concerning the death of a newborn allegedly due to lack of medical facilities at the Institute of Human Behaviour and Allied Sciences (IHBAS), a government-run mental health institution in Delhi, a government statement said here.
According to the report, the infant was born in a washroom of the hospital on September 7, where the mother-a destitute woman-had been admitted under court orders. The hospital reportedly lacked basic delivery infrastructure.
It has been alleged that hospital staff delayed cutting the umbilical cord due to the unavailability of necessary equipment, following which the mother and child were transferred...