Ayodhya, April 2 -- A 32-year-old woman and her newborn allegedly died due to medical negligence after a delivery was carried out by "untrained staff" at a private hospital, with the doctor reportedly guiding the procedure over the phone, according to officials and family members on Thursday.

They said the incident occurred late Tuesday night in Faizabad, after which the health department sealed the hospital and began an investigation, as per PTI.

Suresh Yadav, a resident of Beniganj, said his wife, Soni Yadav, was admitted to Maa Parmeshwari Devi Memorial Hospital after she developed labour pains. He added that the attending doctor, Anjali Shrivastava, had initially told them that her condition was normal.

"After about half an hour, t...