Hospital Refuses to Admit His Mother.. Infant Dies in Tramway Shocking Morocco
A tragic incident in Morocco where a woman gave birth in a tramway.
SUMMARY
The incident of an infant's death due to a hospital's refusal to admit his mother sparks widespread anger.
KEY HIGHLIGHTS
- The hospital refused to admit the mother in an emergency situation.
- The infant died minutes after birth in the tramway.
CORE SUBJECT
Medical negligence
In a tragic incident that shook Moroccan society in recent hours, a woman gave birth to her child inside a tramway vehicle in the middle of the street, and the infant passed away just a few minutes later.
The hospital refused to admit her!
According to local sources, the woman went to the hospital seeking urgent medical intervention, but she was refused admission at Moulay Abdullah Hospital in Salé, while she was in advanced labor.
The source also mentioned that the administration refused to admit the mother on the grounds that she was not included in the list of accepted cases due to organizational procedures within the maternity ward, which forced her to leave the place in a critical health condition.
While attempting to reach another hospital via tramway, she was caught by labor inside the vehicle, giving birth under difficult conditions and without any medical care, leading to the infant's death just minutes after birth, amidst the shock and condemnation of the passengers.
A Widespread Wave of Anger
Furthermore, the incident sparked a widespread wave of anger on social media platforms, where activists and rights advocates considered the incident to represent "gross medical negligence," demanding a swift investigation and accountability, especially since the mother's condition was urgent and could not tolerate any delay in treatment.
Infant (Illustrative - iStock)
Others considered what happened as shocking evidence of the collapse of the "medical reception" system.
One commentator wrote: "How can a woman in labor be turned away from the door of a public hospital? This is not just a mistake; it is an insult to the dignity of citizens."
While others called for holding the responsible parties accountable, pointing out that overcrowding does not justify leaving an emergency case outside the hospital, expressing their fear of a recurrence of the incident, considering what happened as a "serious alarm bell."
Another said: "Today an infant died in the tramway.. tomorrow we might lose another life at the hospital doors."
It is worth noting that the Ministry of Health and Social Protection has opened an investigation into the incident of the newborn's death inside the tramway vehicles, looking into the circumstances and details of the refusal to admit the mother to the hospital despite her critical health condition.