Botched home birth kills 31year old woman

RANIPET: A 31-year-old pregnant woman and her fourth child — a female infant — died on Thursday morning after an attempted home delivery at her mother’s residence in Arcot, Ranipet district. According to sources, the woman had previously delivered her third child in a such manner at her home in Salem.

The deceased has been identified as T Jothi, police said. Jothi’s husband, S Tamilselvan (31), is a carpenter from Salem. The couple, married for nine years, already has three children — two daughters and a son, they added.

During her pregnancy, Jothi had moved to her mother Valli’s house on Thirunavukarasu Street in Arcot, while her husband remained in Salem.