MYSORE: A woman, who was admitted to Chaluvamba Hospital, an autonomous maternity hospital attached to Mysore Medical College, delivered twins on May 13, 2009. Doctors and staff told the woman, Nandini, she had given birth to a boy and a stillborn girl. They told her the baby boy was in the incubator. Puttaswamy, Nandini’s husband, buried the girl’s body at Hinkal, his native village on the outskirts of Mysore. But when it was time for discharge, Puttaswamy was shocked to learn that the discharge summary stated that Nandini had gave birth to twin male babies.
The discharge summary says Nandini was admitted to Chaluvamba Hospital (inpatient No 8128) on May 12, 2009, after complaining of labour pains.
She delivered twin male babies on May 13, one at around 12.45 am and the other at 1.30 am, weighing 1.5 kg and 2.3 kg, respectively.
When Puttaswamy approached authorities and went around frantically pleading for the return his male child, the hospital staff told him it was too late to inquire into the missing baby.
Puttaswamy charged that the staff were evasive and advised him to be satisfied with one male child.
When contacted Chaluvamba Hospital, superintendent Dr Krishnamurthy said an enquiry will be conducted into the lapses in hospital and the missing male baby.