The North West High Court in Mahikeng has dismissed a woman’s R1.8 million negligence lawsuit against the state.
The woman did not present any evidence to demonstrate that the staff at Zeerust Hospital were responsible for causing her miscarriage.
Later that morning, doctors and nurses visited her, and she informed them about her condition, including the fact that she was pregnant.She was subsequently discharged from Zeerust Hospital shortly after 11:30am on 6 April, with a diagnosis of “incomplete miscarriage”. Her condition was considered stable at the time.With Lehurutshe Hospital closed, she returned to Gopane Clinic for help.
She alleged that the hospital staff failed in their duty of care by incorrectly concluding she had suffered a miscarriage, which she claimed should not have occurred. The gynaecologist concluded that the hospital had been “grossly negligent”, and the woman was entitled to compensation for her “pain, suffering, and stress”.
“The expert also referred to some sources of information that he received without including same in the report,” the judgment reads. “In the premises, the court is inclined to reject the unsubstantiated opinion of Dr Amoko moreso that he also failed to give oral evidence of his opinion technically leaving the court with no opinion at all,” Dibetso-Bodibe said.
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