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KARACHI: Serious negligence by the administration of a private hospital has emerged in a case involving the alleged disappearance of a newborn in Karachi\u2019s Nazimabad area, as conflicting medical records and statements have raised questions about what happened during the woman\u2019s delivery.<\/strong><\/p>\n The incident occurred at a private hospital in Gol Market, Nazimabad No. 3, where a woman was brought for delivery.<\/p>\n According to the family, doctors took the woman to the operation theatre for a delivery procedure but did not hand over the newborn to them. The hospital administration later allegedly told the family that the woman had not been pregnant.<\/p>\n Prof Dr Anjum Ara Hassan, a gynecologist and obstetrician who heads the hospital\u2019s gynaecology department, has responded to the allegations.<\/p>\n In a video statement, Dr Anjum Ara claimed that the woman was not pregnant, saying that the hospital\u2019s medical records, examination findings and laboratory reports supported its position.<\/p>\n However, sources said the hospital\u2019s own documents recorded the live birth of a newborn, although the gender of the baby was not mentioned in the records.<\/p>\n Sources further said that hospital doctors had themselves declared the woman to be 40 weeks pregnant.<\/p>\n The conflicting information has raised questions about the hospital\u2019s handling of the case, with a medical board launching an investigation into the matter.<\/p>\n The family has handed over all relevant medical and legal documents to the medical board.<\/p>\n