Central Hospital Yaounde:More on the tragic dead of the quintuplets children (photo/video)

 

A photo of several babies died in a plastic bag. The horrible cliché went around social networks Friday as it has been the recent case for news like that. The information that went out accused Yaoundé Central Hospital (YCH) for neglect on the kids’ just like was the case for Monique and twins. On Saturday morning, the facility was stormed by the information hunters and the maternity work room was full.

Newborn babies were heard crying in the maternity. Nurses running up and down, but nobody wanted to tackle the hot topic. After three hours of waiting, we learn that there is an emergency meeting in the conference room of the maternity. Managers were there, as well as the central elements of the general information unit of Mfoundi. The mood is not joyful. The director asked for a meeting in his office.

 Here, Pr. Pierre Joseph Fouda is accompanied by the Minister of Public Health, Andre Mama Fouda. They exchanged words while a statement was expected from the Minister who is surrounded by most of the employees and the sub-prefect of Yaoundé II, Yampen Ousmanou at that moment. Professor Fouda traces the story of the events and then narrates saying "Mrs  Nshi Honorine arrived here March 22 at 11h 30.

She suffered from pelvic pain. The cervix was fully dilated. The membrane was bulged. It was an inevitable late abortion. The only solution was admission to the labor room. Premature childbirth is normally accessed from 28 weeks of pregnancy. However, for the case of the Lady, she was at 22 weeks. She was expecting quintuplets (5) and not quadruplets (4) as assumed. The first fetus (200g) was out and mummified. It had been dead and had become dry. The second (700 gr) was dead but not mummified. The three others whose weight ranged between 500 and 700gr moved but did not breathe”

According to the director of HCY, it appears that while some of his team members were fighting to save the mother and the three children who showed signs of survival, others were engaged in research for available incubators. The hospital had incubators that could only allow putting children safe before any transfer in neonatology, in accordance to the final reception service.

The sister of the mother was also sent to find an incubator in other emergency structures. A free incubator was found at the Chantal Biya Foundation. But the three children did not hold up till the time on which the incubators were found. Unfortunately they all died and were returned to the family at their request. "They were not in a plastic bag for any other reason but for a reason of protection” says the Director.

We saved the mother and she stayed with us for two days. The fetus could not survive given the age of the pregnancy and low birth weight, "said the director. Mrs. Nshi who is 30years of age left the Central Hospital on March 24 following qualified favorable changes.

“Furthermore” the Director continues to explain, “we learned of her medical file, she is a teacher in a private school in a quarter in Yaoundé called Carrier. She was being followed up by a medical Centre by Etoug-Ebe. There, she was told that she is carrying triplets and might likely put to birth by caesarean section.

It was due to this report that she was referred to the Yaounde Central Hospital. "On leaving the hospital on Thursday, we talked very well. I am amazed at the turn out of the story the matter has taken” indicated by Pr. Nana Philip Njotang, maternity department head. When reached by telephone, Mrs. Nshi did not want to say anything.

WATCH THE DIRECOR TALK HERE 

SOURCE:cameroon Tribune (translated)