Archive · 21 Nov 2025
Mizoram Panel Awards Rs 52.20L to Family for Maternal Death Due to Hospital Negligence
A woman in Mizoram died after giving birth at a hospital due to heavy bleeding.
The hospital was found negligent because they didn't treat her anemia and didn't do a necessary operation.
The family will get Rs 52.20 lakh as compensation.
Mizoram State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission ordered Rs 52.20 lakh compensation
40-year-old woman died after childbirth at Serchhip district hospital in 2021
Hospital held responsible for medical negligence leading to postpartum haemorrhage
Victim had history of miscarriages and should have undergone C-section, medical team concluded
State health service principal director acknowledged victim's untreated anaemia
- Who
- Malsawmkimi, a 40-year-old woman from Mizoram
- What
- died after childbirth due to medical negligence
- When
- in 2021
- Where
- Serchhip district hospital, Mizoram
- Why
- due to heavy bleeding after delivery, hospital negligence
Hospital Administration
Victim's Family
Responsibility for Negligence
Hospital Administration
Denied or downplayed negligence
Victim's Family
Acknowledged negligence and sought compensation
- Victim's Age
- 40 years
- Compensation Amount
- Rs 52.20 lakh
- Cause of Death
- Postpartum haemorrhage
- Hospital
- Serchhip district hospital
- Victim's Medical History
- History of miscarriages, anemia