The 24-year-old pregnant woman who turned HIV-positive after she received infected blood during a transfusion at a government hospital in Virudhunagar district, has given birth to a baby girl.
The 24-year-old pregnant woman who turned HIV-positive after she received infected blood during a transfusion at a government hospital in Virudhunagar district, has given birth to a baby girl.
This evening, the woman was admitted at Madurai Rajaji hospital for delivery and gave birth to a baby girl. While the doctors are yet to confirm if the baby is free from HIV, earlier reports claim that instant detection followed by immediate anti-retroviral treatment administered to the woman will give her a chance to live a long life and protect the baby from getting HIV virus.
Three lab technicians of a government-run blood bank in the neighbouring town of Sivakasi were suspended for the horrific lapse in tranfusing HIV positive blood. And, the man whose blood was transfused to the woman died by committing suicide.