A mother visiting her newborn baby at Steve Biko Academic Hospital in Pretoria found him covered in faeces and was told to clean him herself.
A mother’s worst nightmare became a reality at Steve Biko Academic Hospital when she found her two-week-old baby covered in faeces, only to be told by a nurse: “You can clean it yourself.”
“After I arrived at the hospital, I explained to the nurses our unique situation and that my son had gastroschisis. They started to prep me for a c-section with drips and a catheter.” Mans said she became hungry during the 14 hours and had something to eat when the doctor who previously diagnosed her son with gastroschisis came past and asked why she was eating when she was supposed to be going into the theatre for a c-section.
Mans said that just before she was taken to the theatre, her contractions became worse, and before she knew it, she was busy giving birth to her baby. Nicole had to give birth naturally and was allegedly told by a doctor after the birth that she was a negligent mother because she couldn’t keep her baby in until the c-section was done as normal birth is perilous for a baby with this condition.“I was in complete shock when the doctor said this. After all that I had endured and I was told this.”During a visitation on September 9, Mans found Cameron’s face, back, and hands covered in green faeces.
“This is the second baby in less than a week that has suffered at the hands of those who are supposed to care of them when their mommies are not around,” advocacy group Rea Thusa/We Help Virginia Keppler said.The hospital reacts
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