Palghar: 22-year-old dies after delayed post-pregnancy treatment; MLA demands strict action & health audit

A 22-year-old woman died from post-pregnancy complications after a delayed ambulance and an empty oxygen cylinder en route to a referral hospital. The Jadhav family alleges negligence, prompting a local MLA to demand an inquiry and an audit of Palghar’s rural healthcare system. Activists cite a lack of tertiary care as a contributing factor to such preventable deaths.