Probe into baby deaths at Kolkata hospital

June 30, 2011 16:21

Twelve babies have died at a state-run hospital in Kolkata, triggering protests by locals and relatives, which prompted the West Bengal government to order an enquiry into it.

Superintendent of BC Roy Hospital for Children, D Pal, said most of the 12 babies were either premature or suffering from septicemia or low-birth weight problems.

The medical institute is considered to be the largest referral paediatric hospital in the eastern region.

"Most of these babies were brought in a moribund stage," he said. However, unconfirmed sources said 17 babies died at the hospital in the last 48 hours.

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