KARACHI – A woman allegedly delivered her baby in a washroom of the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre in Karachi after she was left waiting for medical attention for several hours.
The incident took place in the hospital’s gynecology emergency unit where the woman – identified as Nadia, wife of Akram – allegedly waited for four hours.
The family claimed that due to staff negligence and delay in care, she ultimately gave birth in a hospital washroom with assistance from female relatives. The family’s version of events has circulated widely on social media, supported by viral videos in which the woman describes her experience, along with footage purportedly showing the location where the delivery took place.
However, the hospital administration has strongly rejected these allegations. In an official statement, spokespersons for the medical center said that the patient was promptly attended to upon arrival in the emergency department. They stated that after a clinical assessment, doctors decided a normal delivery was appropriate under medical supervision. According to the hospital, the woman delivered a healthy baby inside the labor room at 2:50 a.m., and not in a washroom as claimed online.
The hospital further explained that the patient was considered high-risk due to medical complications, including low platelet levels and other abnormal laboratory findings. Because of this, she was kept under close observation. The administration also added that despite medical advice, the patient’s relatives later took her out of the hospital against the recommendations of the attending doctors.
In response to the conflicting accounts, the executive director of the hospital has ordered the formation of an inquiry committee. The committee will review all aspects of the incident and submit findings to determine the facts and recommend further action.
