India, Oct. 14 -- A pregnant woman from Gurez in north Kashmir's Bandipora district died after being shifted to District Hospital Bandipora on Wednesday, while her baby was stillborn, with the family alleging that snowfall and movement restrictions delayed her referral to the hospital.

The deceased, identified as Haseen Bagem, wife of Showket Hameed Lone and a resident of Mazgund village in Tulail, was taken to Sub-District Hospital (SDH) Gurez late Tuesday evening after her family allegedly found no medical staff available at the Primary Health Centre (PHC) Sheikhpora, reported news agency KNO.

The family said that doctors at SDH Gurez informed them that she had a low blood level and advised that she be shifted to District Hospital Ban...