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Mothers agony as baby is mutilated during birth
Rose Ng'ang'a , Nairobi: May 26 2009
Made Popular May 27 2009
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Mothers agony as baby is mutilated during birth

Pumwani maternity hospital is one of the busiest hospitals here in Nairobi but this is where the devil has pitched camp.

The hospital is known for all kind of weird and evil things anyone can imagine of, this is where new unsuspecting mothers lose their babies to strangers while others’ babies are swapped and you are never sure if you will end up with the baby that you gave birth to.
The latest incident is a shocking one, a baby born at the hospital has sustained major facial and body injuries.

And as the whole saga turns into a blame game, the baby can neither breath through the nose nor sallow food after the operation that has left her paralysed.

The hospital is now pointing an accusing finger to the parents and is saying that the baby had small bruises and the rest might have been caused by her mother, an officer who spoke on behalf of the hospital goes on to suggest that the injuries might have been caused by burns, which is doubtful.

According to the family, initially the hospital had informed the couple that their child was dead after conducting an examination in which they established that the baby lay in an unusual position in the womb which prompted a cesarean birth where the baby sustained minor bruises on the face during the process.

There have been several allegations of babies being stolen and mothers being duped that their babies died during birth at the hospital.

Another incident that shocked many was a time when a woman was given the wrong baby which was infected with HIV. Mothers and their babies for instance, have died during birth, yet their bodies could not be traced. Pumwani is one of the largest and cheapest maternity hospitals countrywide, 100 babies are delivered at the hospital daily.

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Juma
Nairobi, Kenya
it is a public health institution right? i thought they had cleaned up their act after their last debut in the media about the same issue, do they have to wait for another news expose to get the minister for health up there to help the poor mothers? humanity. lack of.
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Rose Ng'ang'a
Nairobi, Kenya
It is a very sad story. And this comes only a few days after a woman lost her newborn under mysterious circumstances only to be told that the baby had died during birth but the baby’s body was no where to be seen.
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Jamie
Manchester, United Kingdom
I don’t think any sane woman want to stay in hospital after the birth experience, they just don’t have a choice and the hospital administration is being insensitive. The ministry concerned should be alerted
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Rose Ng'ang'a
Nairobi, Kenya
Yah the ministry has taken over the case and we hope rightful measures will be taken to help the family.
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Shameem
Aligarh, India
This is highly irresponsible behavior by the hospital authorities. Life is not something to be played with. Govt should instruct the staff to do their jobs properly.
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Rose Ng'ang'a
Nairobi, Kenya
The problem with this hospital is that its ovewhelmed, its resources are overstretched, doctors are less no wonder such vices are deeply rooted, I am thinking all this happened since the doctors thought the baby was dead but again this is due to high class unprofessionalism.
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Oscar
Oaxaca, Mexico
this is horrible...I feel for the parents and the poor child..Is this hospital being investigated? Is anyone helping the poor families who have lost children and or the mothers and have no trace on the bodies?
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Rose Ng'ang'a
Nairobi, Kenya
As usual Oscar, there has to be the winner and the loser, but we hope that the family will be sorted out but what about the baby? it is only God who can help them since at stake is the baby’s survival.
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i think this is the height of negligence and carelessness.. had this,ha would have ppened with one of the staff members of the hospital..they would have known and felt the pain..why people do not consider everyone equal...! the parents are undergoing with such pitiful condition and painful process....

Shameen is right.. Govt. should strictly instruct the staff to do their jobs properly, not only properly but put a check on them... they should be obedient and devoted towards their services...
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Rose Ng'ang'a
Nairobi, Kenya
Yes the government should domsomething but always ity comes in when its too late.
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i think this is the height of negligence and carelessness.. had this, would have happened with one of the staff members of the hospital..they would have known and felt the pain..why people do not consider everyone equal...! the parents are undergoing with such pitiful condition and painful process....

Shameen is right.. Govt. should strictly instruct the staff to do their jobs properly, not only properly but put a check on them... they should be obedient and devoted towards their services...
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Horrifying!

These things are frequent in many other third word countries.

I cannot believe people can do such terrible things to another human especially a child.
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