Sri Lanka, May 11 -- The Director General of Health Services has decided to suspend a consultant obstetrician and gynecologist along with a senior resident medical officer attached to the Trincomalee District General Hospital, following a preliminary investigation into the death of a newborn during childbirth on April 9.

The suspension was ordered based on the findings of an initial inquiry conducted by the Ministry of Health.

According to the allegations, during an emergency situation in the labour ward, a resident medical officer had made six telephone calls requesting the two doctors to attend the theatre, but they reportedly failed to respond or arrive at the hospital at the time.

It is further alleged that the two doctors were eng...