India, June 30 -- An attempt at a YouTube-assisted home birth in Tamil Nadu ended in the death of a 32-year-old woman, triggering urgent warnings from doctors about the lethal dangers of bypassing professional healthcare. Reacting to the death, Dr Preeti Rastogi, director of obstetrics and gynaecology at Medanta Gurugram, spoke with HT Lifestyle to issue a stark public warning against unsupervised deliveries. Also read | 7 myths you probably still believe about normal deliveries

K Sasikala, a resident of Tiruppur district, died on June 28 from postpartum hemorrhage and related complications after her husband and mother-in-law allegedly attempted to deliver the baby at home on June 24 while watching DIY childbirth videos on YouTube, per a...