The 37-year-old woman lost her baby at six months of pregnancy after she lost blood and was sent home by a doctor at the emergency department of Cascais Hospital.
On August 16, Diana Oliveira “experienced heavy bleeding and discharge” and went to the hospital’s emergency room. The doctor performed an ultrasound and found that “the baby was fine, but was already able to be born and had a descended placenta,” he said. Morning mail The father, Welton Benfica, stressed that, other than the ultrasound, the doctor “did not observe or examine” the woman. This will be the couple’s first child. Despite the diagnosis, the doctor sent the woman home, only recommending complete rest.
Diana complied, but on the 21st she felt a hard stomach and something was wrong. He returned to the emergency room of the Cascais hospital, where it was confirmed that “there was little liquid in the bag, the heartbeat had disappeared and the baby was dead.” The Brazilian couple accuse the hospital of “medical failure” and admit to filing a complaint in court.
TO CMThe hospital claims that “issues of professional confidentiality and protection of privacy rights” prevent it from “sharing personal and clinical information about its users with third parties.” Despite this, the medical unit ensures that “all its professionals act in accordance with established protocols and clinical practice, in a completely reasonable, responsible and humane manner.”
PREGNANCY CARE WAS SUCCESSFUL
The couple says that until the 16th, the pregnancy was going well and that Diana was “well supported by both private and public networks.” She began by receiving care at the Fabianas Clinic in Carcavelos and then at the Mafra Health Center.
THE LIBERATED BODY
The couple are still waiting for the body to be released so they can hold a funeral. It was reported on Thursday that an autopsy had been performed and the body would be released this Friday. The baby will be a boy and will be named Raul Magalhães Benfica.
Author: Bernardo Estevez
Source: CM Jornal
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