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CHENNAI: The head of a baby got separated from the torso during delivery at a primary health centre in Koovathur near Chennai. But during vaginal delivery the head was separated,” said deputy director of public health Dr Senthil Kumar.The directorate has sought for more reports from the primary health centre and the medical college. The torso of the baby, which was still stuck inside the mother’s womb, was later removed. A relative said staff nurses had ignored her requests for pain relief and gone ahead with a vaginal delivery, instead of referring her to a higher speciality centre for a safer Caesarean section. Doctors said the baby had died in the womb and its head got separated during vaginal delivery.Bommidala was taken to the PHC on Sunday when she complained of labour pain..