India, June 30 -- A 32-year-old woman from Tamil Nadu's Tiruppur district died due to excessive blood loss after delivering a child at home, with investigators probing whether the family relied on advice from YouTube videos in an attempt to ensure a "natural childbirth" instead of institutional medical care.

The woman, identified as Sasikala, gave birth to a healthy baby but developed post-delivery complications that took her life despite getting medical attention and treatment after her condition worsened.

According to investigators quoted by NDTV, the woman had undergone a Caesarean section (C-section) during her first pregnancy and had since developed an aversion to allopathic medicine. Police suspect that the family wanted to avoid ...