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NDTV
09-07-2025
- Health
- NDTV
Indian-Origin Doctor In UK Suspended For Forcing Mother To Have Baby Using Forceps
An Indian-origin consultant gynaecologist in the UK has been suspended after she was found guilty of serious professional misconduct. The 62-year-old allegedly pressured a first-time mother into a forceps delivery against her will. Premila Thampi, from Mitcham in South London, allegedly bullied the patient - who requested a caesarean section - into accepting forceps-assisted delivery at Milton Keynes University Hospital in October 2016. The woman, 41 weeks pregnant and suffering from a neuromuscular condition, later reportedly said she was feeling traumatised by the experience and said the forceps caused injuries to her baby's head and face. During the encounter, Ms Thampi allegedly made it clear that she was the senior, implying she could have left the delivery to a junior doctor instead of staying beyond her shift. Testimony at the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) in Manchester said that she ignored the patient's repeated objections to forceps, saying, "You are putting your own baby at risk." "You need to let me do this, as I don't know what is going to happen to your baby." The patient eventually gave in to the forceps delivery but reportedly shouted at the doctor, "I hate you, you haven't listened," as the instrument was used. "She just marched into the room to ask me if I was ready for an instrumental delivery and then marched back out again. Dr Thampi didn't explain what an instrumental delivery would involve, or what the instruments to be used were... I verbalised to Dr Thampi that I was against the use of forceps," the woman told a British tabloid. The MPTS ruled that Ms Thampi committed serious professional misconduct, citing her failure to obtain informed consent, her pressure on the patient, and her inappropriate communication. It suspended her from medical practice for three weeks. Tribunal chair Tehniat Watson called the misconduct serious, citing lack of consent, patient pressure, and poor communication, and said the "action is needed to mark the seriousness to uphold the wider public interest." In her defence, Ms Thampi argued the patient raised objections to the use of forceps only when it was already too late, from a clinical standpoint, to safely proceed with a caesarean section.
India Today
08-07-2025
- Health
- India Today
Indian-origin doctor suspended in UK for forcefully using forceps to deliver baby
An Indian-origin consultant gynaecologist has been suspended after being found guilty of serious professional misconduct. She was accused of bullying a first-time mother into agreeing to the use of forceps during childbirth in the UK's Eaglestone. The patient wanted to deliver the baby through C-section. However, the doctor insisted on using forceps, leaving her traumatised and also causing damage to her baby's head, the woman Premila Thampi, 62, from Mitcham, South London, was said to have "gone on a bit of a warpath" when she realised the woman was unable to have the baby naturally, The UK's Daily Mail incident occurred at Milton Keynes University Hospital in October 2016, where Dr Thampi reportedly pressured the patient, who had clearly requested a caesarean section, to accept an instrumental delivery instead. Colleagues witnessed Dr Thampi refusing the patient's plea, insisting on using forceps and stating her seniority to justify the decision. A caesarean section, or C-section, is a way of delivering a baby through an operation. She then 'pressurised' the patient into letting her use the forceps, saying, "You need to let me do this as I don't know what is going to happen to your baby. You are putting your own baby at risk."Forceps are a tong-like medical tool used during childbirth to help gently pull the baby out if the mother has difficulty woman begrudgingly agreed to the use of the surgical instrument but shouted, "I hate you, you haven't listened' at Dr Thampi as the forceps were applied," according to the said she was left traumatised by the birth and claimed the forceps caused damage to her baby's head and THAMPI FOUND GUILTY OF MISCONDUCT, SUSPENDED BY MEDICAL TRIBUNALAt the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) in Manchester, Dr Thampi was found guilty of serious professional misconduct and was ordered to be suspended from practice for three weeks, The Daily Mail above-mentioned incident happened in October 2016 when she was working as a Consultant in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the Milton Keynes University a statement, Patient A, who was 41 weeks pregnant and suffers from a neuromuscular condition, said that Dr Thampi came to check on her after she was admitted and suggested the use of forceps, which she said she clearly refused, The Daily Mail reported."She just marched into the room to ask me if I was ready for an instrumental delivery and then marched back out again. Dr Thampi didn't explain what an instrumental delivery would involve, or what the instruments to be used were. I knew about the use of suction and a ventouse, and I verbalised to Dr Thampi that I was against the use of forceps," the woman was quoted as saying by the Tabloid.'I COULD HAVE GONE HOME AND LEFT THIS TO REGISTRAR'advertisement"I was told that I did not want the forceps to be used, and I haven't pushed yet. Miss Thampi then said something I will never forget for the rest of my days, "What you need to understand and appreciate is that I am a consultant, and it is after six o'clock and I could have gone home and left one of my Registrar's to deliver this baby," the woman 62-year-old doctor, in a statement, said the patient said she did not want a forceps delivery but only when, in her clinical judgment, it was too late to safely change to a Caesarean Chair Tehniat Watson highlighted serious issues of lack of informed consent and patient pressure, emphasising the need for action to protect public interest."Whilst the conduct involved one patient a significant number of years ago, the failure to obtain informed consent, Patient A being pressurised into agreeing to a forceps delivery, and inappropriate communication were serious matters and action is needed to mark the seriousness to uphold the wider public interest," the Daily Mail quoted Watson as saying.- Ends advertisement
