Rewa, Aug. 29 -- Two doctors posted at Gandhi Memorial Hospital, affiliated with Rewa's Shyam Shah Medical College, have been suspended on Saturday following the death of a woman and her newborn during childbirth, while a five-member committee has been constituted to investigate the incident.

The suspended doctors have been identified as Dr Sonal Agarwal, from the Obstetrics and Gynaecology department, and Dr Nidhi Pandey, from the Anaesthesiology department, who were on duty at the time of the incident, confirmed Madhya Pradesh Health Minister and Deputy Chief Minister Rajendra Shukla.

The woman, identified as Kalpana Mishra, a resident of Hatwa village in the Baikunthpur area, was admitted to Gandhi Memorial Hospital for delivery on t...