Kota, Nov. 15 -- A 24-year-old woman who had suffered a miscarriage died late Friday at Kota Medical College's New Hospital, officials said on Saturday.This brings the toll of childbirth deaths in the region to 12 since May this year. The deceased, identified as Phulabai Mehta, 24, a resident of Gujran village in Baran district, was six months pregnant and had been referred to Kota on November 12 after receiving treatment at hospitals in Kawai Salpura and Baran. Dr Neha Sihra, a gynaecologist at the New Hospital, said the woman was in critical condition when she arrived. She had suffered a miscarriage and was undergoing treatment for multiple complications. "Her platelet count had dropped to 35,000, raising suspicion of dengue or scrub typhus. She was initially admitted to the medicine department and later shifted to the ICU as her condition deteriorated. She subsequently suffered a cardiac arrest and could not be revived despite cardiopulmonary resuscitation," she said. The woman's family alleged that delays in referral and inadequate treatment led to her death. The latest death comes amid growing scrutiny of maternal healthcare facilities at Kota Medical College and its associated hospitals, including JK Lone Hospital, following a series of post-delivery deaths involving women in recent months. Meanwhile, amid concerns over the quality of medicines administered at the hospitals, drug control officials collected 14 samples of 13 medicines and injections, an official said....