Gauteng hospital mistakenly discards stillborn baby with medical waste and burns it

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Gauteng hospital mistakenly discards stillborn baby with medical waste and burns it
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The DA's Jack Bloom has called for Gauteng hospitals to tighten controls on foetus disposal after staff at Pholosong Hospital mistakenly discarded a stillborn with medical waste – which was then set alight. TheStar_news

Johannesburg - The DA's Jack Bloom has called for Gauteng hospitals to tighten controls on foetus disposal after staff at Pholosong Hospital mistakenly discarded a stillborn with medical waste – which was then set alight.

Her mother Thembane was quoted as saying that when she visited her the next day, she found her in tears. Zandile informed her mother that her baby had died. "I came home and informed the rest of the family. We immediately started making preparations for the funeral. We secured a burial spot for her.

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