A mother has reportedly given birth to her baby in the corridor at Muhima hospital after failing to get attention from a doctor. She allegedly waited for thirty minutes without receiving any attention.
However, the story claims have been refuted by Muhima Hospital Authorities.
This comes at a time when poor service delivery is a contentious matter where the Prime Minister individually makes surprise supervisory visits to several public and private institutions.
The Prime Minister recently demanded Hospitals to scaleup the quality of service rendered to citizens and citizens have been urged to demand for better services.
The Information obtained by the National Broadcaster indicates that Muhima hospital authorities refuted the claims saying the mother might have been brought to hospital in final minutes of labour.
ORINFOR reportedly talked to her husband on telephone and he confirmed that he spent thirty minutes seeking a doctor at the hospital but in vain. He adds that he also requested for a wheel chair to carry his wife.
It’s alleged that other patients decided to establish a makeshift private area with women wrappers (kitenge) in the corridor and helped the mother give birth to her baby.
It is also reported that in the corridor there were patients waiting when a doctor (requested anonymity) emerged to check on one of the patients but noticed the incidence of the woman giving birth.
Dr. Jules Mushingatahe in charge of Muhima hospital says the claims by the mother are untrue because doctors arrived to pick her but found she had already given birth in the corridor.
Dr. Mushingantahe advises expectant mothers to always visit the hospital early enough whenever they get signals of labour.
The mother and the baby are currently being taken care of at the hospital and that they are all in good health.
Source ORINFOR
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