Gurugram, May 23 -- The Haryana health department has dismissed a National Health Mission (NHM) employee, suspended a security guard and transferred a staff nurse after a pregnant woman allegedly delivered her baby in the parking lot of a government hospital in Faridabad under torchlight.

Officials said NHM employee Sukhveer, posted as a general duty assistant (GDA) at First Referral Unit (FRU)-2 government hospital in Sector 3, Ballabhgarh, was terminated from service for negligence in duty. The security guard, identity not revealed, was suspended for not being present at the hospital main gate during duty hours.

Earlier, the department also transferred a staff nurse, Rakhi, after a preliminary inquiry into serious lapses by the hospit...