Woman dies in childbirth in Irbid

AMMAN — A woman in her thirties died on Friday in childbirth at Princess Raya Hospital in Irbid, and a committee was formed to investigate the incident, hospital director Qasim Mayas said Saturday.

The committee, which includes obstetricians and the legal chancellor at Irbid health directorate, will present a detailed report on the woman’s condition and the circumstances of her delivery, Mayas told the Jordan News Agency, Petra. He added the body was transferred to a forensic department to identify the detailed cause of death.

The doctor who was overseeing the delivery only operated on the woman after she died to save the baby, Mayas said, noting that family members of the deceased have filed a complaint with the police against the doctor, according to Petra.