Kota/Jaipur, May 18 -- A pregnant woman died at the New Medical College Hospital (NMCH) in Kota, attached to the Kota Medical College, after her condition turned critical due to kidney failure, officials said on Sunday, taking the total number of such maternal deaths in the district to five. The deceased was identified as 29-year-old Shireen, a resident of Shivpura. Hospital authorities said Shireen died during treatment on Sunday, allegedly due to kidney failure, septicemia and multi-organ dysfunction. She had been shifted to the Nephrology Department of the hospital from a private facility just a day earlier after her condition turned critical due to kidney failure, officials said. NMCH principal Dr Nilesh Jain said, "Shireen was shifted from a private hospital and had been in a serious condition for the past four to five days. She also suffered a cardiac arrest in the morning and was revived through CPR. The cause of death appears to be septicaemia and multi-organ dysfunction." He added that a team of experts from Delhi had visited the hospital and carried out an evaluation, and their report is awaited. The latest death has raised fresh concerns over treatment protocols, monitoring and emergency response at the Medical College Hospital, where several women reportedly developed severe complications after caesarean and pregnancy-related procedures over the past few weeks. Her family has refused to allow a postmortem examination. According to family members, Shireen, a resident of Shivpura, was six months pregnant when she was admitted to the New Medical College Hospital on May 5. Doctors had reportedly found that her cervix had opened prematurely, following which stitches were applied and she was admitted to the ward for observation. Her family alleged that her condition suddenly deteriorated on May 7, when she began bleeding heavily. They claimed the hospital staff failed to take the situation seriously despite repeated appeals from relatives. Soon afterwards, her blood pressure and platelet count dropped sharply. "She could have been saved had the hospital administration acted in time," family members alleged. As her health worsened and her kidneys failed, the family shifted her to a private hospital on May 7. She underwent dialysis on May 8, but later developed a severe infection. Her condition continued to decline, following which she was referred back to the Medical College Hospital on May 16, where she eventually died during treatment. The death comes just two days after Rajasthan health minister Gajendra Singh Khimsar visited Kota and assured a "serious, sensitive and impartial" investigation into the deaths and deteriorating health of women following caesarean deliveries and pregnancy-related complications. During his visit on Thursday, Khimsar said the state government was examining all possible angles, including contamination in medicines, operation theatres and medical equipment, as well as negligence in treatment and patient monitoring. He also announced that a team from All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) would arrive in Kota on Saturday to independently investigate the matter....