SLA shelling kills 12 pregnant mothers in March in Mullaiththeevu

[TamilNet, Saturday, 04 April 2009, 12:28 GMT]
Twelve pregnant mothers were killed due to shell blast injuries during March, according to a Mullaiththeevu Regional Director of Health Services (RDHS) report, a copy of which was obtained from Vavuniya District Secretariat. One pregnant mother, Jeruban Sathana, 22, died of severe infection without adequate medication (Septicemia) in her second trimester of preganancy, report added.

The details were recorded by the Mullaiththeevu Director of Health, and pertain to pregnant mothers who attempted to receive treatment through the Health Directorate.

Civil sources working with the Internally Displaced staying in the Safety Zone said several deaths go unreported and unaccounted for due to severe restrictions in personal movement prevailing in the eastern area of Mullaiththeevu district.

Details of the deaths due to shell blast injuries of pregnant mothers follow:

Maternal Deaths in March in Mullaiththeevu Name of Patient Age Date of Death Weeks of Pregnancy Kamalanathan Lingeswary 22 28.02.2009 Unknown Jegatheeswaran Vijeyakumary 38 09.03.2009 20 Balasubramaniyam Parameswary 30 11.03.2009 12 Sritharan Manoranjitham 28 11.03.2009 20 Shanmugarajah Thayalini 26 25.03.2009 16 Thankarasa Yogeswary 39 26.03.2009 22 Santhirakumar Kalaichchelvi 20 27.03.2009 28 Irasathurai Ranjini 23 27.03.2009 12 Kamalanathan Uthayarani 35 28.03.2009 08 Vasanthakumar Nanthini 33 28.03.2009 06 Thusiyanthan Arulmalar 28 28.03.2009 20 Tharmalingam Kumuthini 27 28.03.2009 32

Source: Report- RDHS, Mullaiththeevu