Doctor at Fuvahmulah Hospital refuses to deliver stillborn baby
02 Jun 2014, 5:48 PM
Ahmed Rilwan
A doctor at Fuvahmulah Hospital has refused to do C-section surgery on a nine-months pregnant woman whose baby had died in the womb.
The gynecologist refused to do a cesarean, saying she was not ready to take the risk as there was no surgeon or a pediatrician present, local media has reported.
A relative of the patient told Haveeru that they were now waiting for her to give birth naturally as the hospital does not have obstetric gel which is required to ease birth in such situations.
The Ministry of Health and Gender is currently investigating both incidents, telling the press that it would not comment before it had finished.
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