The 37 -year -old woman was 40 weeks pregnant. It went to five hospitals in less than two weeks. The baby was born with more than 4 pounds but with weak heartbeat. Despite the resuscitation maneuvers, it could not resist. The mother awaits the autopsy result to decide whether or not to advance with formal complaint.
A 40 -week pregnant woman lost her baby after going to five hospitals in less than two weeks. The child died shortly after birth.
The 37 -year -old woman, who resides in the municipality of Seixal, was 40 weeks pregnant and complained about intense pain
According to advance, last June 10, was sent by the SNS24 for the urgency of gynecology and obstetrics of Setúbal Hospital. They will have guaranteed that the baby was fine.
The pregnant woman again felt pain and six days later was attended to the Barreiro Hospital. They monitored the baby’s heartbeat and the uterine contractions and received an indication to go home.
Three days later, a new trip to urgency, this time in the Garcia de Ortain Almada. New CTG and once again, nothing has been identified.
48 hours later he felt badly and the health line 24 and these time was sent to the Cascais Hospital.
They have said they had no place for hospitalization, but the woman recalls that she refused to return home and was transferred from ambulance to Santa Maria. It was decided to induce delivery, but an emergency caesarean section was eventually made.
To baby He was born with 4 and a half pounds but with weak heartbeat. Despite the resuscitation maneuvers, did not resist.
What do hospitals say?
SIC questioned the five hospitals to which the pregnant woman resorted in less than two weeks.
The Local Health Unit Almada-Seixal confirms that when the pregnant woman entered the urgency Hospital Garcia de Orta had no clinical criteria for hospitalization.
Santa Maria Hospital clarifies that the ultrasounds performed during pregnancy indicated a fetus with normal growth“But that” during the caesarean section was found the existence of a Large hematoma of the wide ligament of the uterus“Which” delayed the extraction of the fetus “and the baby could not resist” the low oxygenation episode suffered at the moment before birth. “
The Ministry of Health states that SNS Executive Directorate “is ascertaining the situation” and “awaits the outcome of these processes to act according to their conclusions”.
All regret the death of the child.
The mother waits for Autopsy result to decide whether or not it advances with formal complaint.
