Thane: The Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC), on Tuesday, constituted a committee to probe allegations by the family of a minor girl that three pregnancy tests conducted at the Shastri Nagar Hospital in Dombivli without their consent tested positive, while subsequent tests outside the hospital were negative, thereby pushing them and their daughter to immense trauma.The girl was admitted to the hospital last month after being diagnosed with low haemoglobin. According to her family, doctors conducted a random urine pregnancy test without informing them. The test reportedly returned positive. When the family questioned the result, a repeat test was conducted, followed by a sonography, which they claimed also indicated pregnancy.The family was shocked by the reports while the doctors who disclosed the findings in front of the girl also left her visibly distressed, alleged BJP corporator Dipesh Mhatre, who intervened in the matter.“The family decided to privately conduct two urine tests using different pregnancy kits and a blood test reportedly which tested negative, bringing relief to the family but leaving the teenager emotionally distressed, he said.“The girl has suffered considerable emotional distress. How can such a sensitive test be conducted on a minor without informing her parents and the results announced in front of her? There must be a thorough inquiry into the tests, reports, doctors involved and also to verify if the protocol while dealing with minors was followed or not,” Mhatre said.Chief Medical Officer Dr Deepa Shukla said the KDMC Commissioner Abhinav Goel has ordered an inquiry committee.
