In a tragic incident, a 28-year-old pregnant woman died after her husband and his two friends attempted to deliver the child at home with the help of tutorial videos on YouTube.?
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According to an HT report, Krithiga died on July 22 after she went into labour at home. Her husband called in two friends for help at home. The report states that the man named Karthikeyan called his friends Praveen and his wife Lavanya during the home delivery.
While the woman delivered a healthy baby girl she collapsed soon after due to excessive bleeding. Parents to a three-year-old, they had decided to go natural for the second baby.?
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The police on Thursday booked the three for causing the death of the pregnant woman by denying her the hospital assistance. Soon after the incident came to light, the state Health Minister, Dr C Vijaya Bhaskar warned people against taking up such amateur steps at home.?