'Muhurat' Auspicious Time

We do not know what is in store for future. We always plan to have a happy and wonderful future. Some times things happen in such a way we are surprised. We do not know whether to be happy to have such a turn in life .
Last week Mrs. N who had a planned operative delivery by me had visited me for contraceptive advice. This intelligent lady who is well educated and married to a highly educated and well employed man. She was adamant not to have normal delivery in her first pregnancy. She had caesarian operation delivery. In her second pregnancy also she wanted a well planned delivery at auspicious time (muhurat). As it was an elective procedure I asked her to have it at a time I suggested. She said that if she had the delivery of the baby at that time she will have to suffer life long. So for a happy future of her and her family she requested me to do it at the specific muhurat decided by a person who is a veteran in that field. I had to oblige.
When she visited me she told me that her son had died a month ago (at nine months age). I was surprised. There weren’t any problems at the time of delivery or in the neonatal period when she was in the hospital. Fetal scan in the fifth month and ninth month did not reveal any abnormality. She herself had told me that everything was normal about the baby until 6-8weeks. But by that time there should be neck-holding of the baby which he did not have. This was the beginning/first sign of the problem with the baby. Neurological deficit was noticed by the paediatrician and was referred for neurological evaluation. Mrs. N could not give the diagnosis clearly. She only said that the doctors who evaluated the baby said that there is congenital abnormality in the head of baby and right side of the brain was affected. There is also some abnormality in the respiratory system. Because of these the baby will hardly survive for a year. She is one way lucky that the suffering of her and her child is only for a short period. In some congenital problems the suffering will be for years. God is considerate to her as her suffering will end within few months.
I felt sad to hear all this. As a medical professional I am aware of such things. But still certain things will touch the heart. The only thing I was then reminded was about her insistence of delivery at a particular time to avoid problems in future.
As practicing Hindu I do think of good and bad days as per ‘Panchang’ I try to apply my scientific knowledge in times of crises than simply going by such things. I do have a strong feeling that if we have a free mind and think good, do good, the outcome is always good. In this case I don’t understand what to think about the auspicious time that had deprived her of her son and the son if lived would be simple suffering to self and family due to gross congenital neurological deficit.
Bhagavadgeeta says that what ever happens is in our best interest and we should have faith in Almighty.