Three in four maternal deaths in Nepal occur in health facilities or in transit

Experts blame referral delays and poor quality care in birthing centres and district hospitals for high maternal death.

A 37-year-old woman carrying twins delivered her first child through normal delivery at the Karnali Provincial Hospital in Surkhet on Tuesday night. Moments later, her condition deteriorated rapidly, as her blood pressure, along with other vital signs, worsened. Doctors rushed her to the operating theatre for an emergency caesarean section.