SINGAPORE – The National University Hospital (NUH) is investigating an incident the place a girl, who was 36 weeks pregnant, was allegedly left unattended for 2 hours on the hospital’s Emergency Medicine Department and later misplaced her child.
In a Facebook publish on Monday (March 21), the lady’s husband stated nobody attended to his spouse for 2 hours after she arrived at NUH in an ambulance on March 15 and was left “bleeding profusely” for about two hours.
In an replace of his publish on Monday afternoon, the 37-year-old engineer stated he acquired a name on Monday from NUH which knowledgeable him that investigations into the matter are ongoing.
He didn’t reply when The Straits Times tried to contact him on Facebook.
When requested concerning the incident, NUH directed ST to its Facebook publish.
NUH stated on Facebook on Tuesday morning (March 22) that it’s conscious of social media posts and reviews concerning the incident and is in contact with the household to offer assist throughout this troublesome time.
The NUH publish stated: “Out of respect for the family, we seek the public’s understanding not to speculate about the circumstances surrounding the incident.”
The lady’s husband, whose Facebook identify is Mee Pok Tah, stated he referred to as an ambulance after his spouse began “bleeding profusely from the birth canal” as she was showering at 9.30pm on March 15.
According to him, paramedics arrived inside 10 minutes and his spouse was attended to instantly. She was taken to NUH and reached the hospital at about 10.30pm.
The man, who declined to be named, advised Chinese-language night every day Shin Min Daily News on Monday evening that he didn’t be a part of his spouse at NUH as he had examined constructive for Covid-19.
He stated he requested a feminine buddy to affix his spouse on the hospital.
His spouse, 37, a monetary marketing consultant who additionally declined to be named, advised Shin Min that she was nonetheless bleeding profusely when she arrived on the hospital. She added that nobody checked on her situation and he or she was not knowledgeable if there have been any beds accessible within the maternity wards.
The man wrote on Facebook: “The nurse got here and solely arrange the monitoring gadget to verify on my (spouse’s) very important indicators and left. She was left there bleeding profusely and left unattended for an estimated time of two hours.
“No doctors and nurses came to check and attend to my wife for two hours and no one informed her that there (was) no bed in the maternity ward.”
He stated his spouse was despatched to a maternity ward after two hours the place she was attended to by docs and nurses. He added: “After checking on my wife and the baby, the doctors told my wife that the (baby’s) heart structure was there but there was no heartbeat and hence he has passed away.”
The lady advised Shin Min that the docs within the maternity ward checked a number of instances if they might detect a heartbeat from the child, however finally stated there was no technique to save him. She added that her child’s anticipated due date was April 14.
The man stated that when his spouse advised him the unhealthy information at round 1am that evening, he broke down. He added that he couldn’t sleep for the remainder of the evening.
The lady stated she went by way of surgical procedure to take away the foetus on March 16 and felt dazed as she had misplaced quite a lot of blood. She added that she held her son in her arms and stated goodbye to him.
According to Mee Pok Tah’s publish on Facebook, the child was cremated at Mandai Crematorium on the identical day.
Shin Min reported that the couple have two sons, aged two and 7. The man stated his spouse had examined constructive for Covid-19 in early March, and he and his sons have been subsequently additionally recognized with Covid-19.
The lady advised Shin Min that she was hospitalised as she wanted blood transfusions, which resulted in a number of bruises on her arms. She was discharged on Sunday.
She added that she nonetheless felt ache and discomfort in her chest and stomach.
The man advised Shin Min that he felt that if his spouse had been attended to an hour or perhaps a minute earlier, the child may need survived.
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