POLOKWANE – The MEC for Health in Limpopo, Dr Phophi Ramathuba, has received a preliminary report on circumstances surrounding the allegation of a woman who delivered a new born baby at the gate of the clinic.
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The MEC for Health launched a high level team lead by a Deputy Director General to investigate circumstances surrounding reports that a woman allegedly lost a baby after delivering at the clinic. T
Preliminary findings found that the woman delivered a macerated still born and tests conducted indicated that the baby died inside the mother’s womb way before delivery.
Spokesperson for the department, Neil Shikwambana says the nurses and community had an agreement that the clinic will operate for 24 hours on an “on call” basis.
“As per this agreement, there should have been nursing staff at the clinic to assist the patient in question. Following these preliminary findings, the conclusive investigation will among others reveal the cause of the death of the baby, hence the mother has been admitted to Tshilidzini Hospital to further investigate the cause of intra uterine death,” he explained.
The findings are also expected to guide the department on the cause of action to be taken in order to prevent such from happening in the future.
