A new born baby died on Saturday hours after its birth at Memon Maternity Hospital, run by Chittagong City Corporation (CCC), due to alleged negligence of doctors.
Al Amin, father of the victim said he had admitted his wife Rokeya Begum to the hospital in the morning for delivery.
“At 12 noon, Rokey gave birth to a baby boy through a caesarian operation. The doctors informed us both mother and the baby were well. But half hour later, the hospital authorities informed us the condition of the newborn was not well. The hospital authorities advised us to take the baby to Chittagong Medical College Hospital or Agrabad Mas O Shishu Hospital if we want to save its life,” said the father.
He demanded an ambulance. The hospital authorities said no ambulance was available at that moment.
“They also tried to put off the oxygen musk but I resisted them which also triggered an altercation,” added the father.
“At one stage, I took my baby to CMCH where the on-duty doctors declared him dead around 1:30pm,” he said.
Blaming the physicians and the authorities of Memon Maternity Hospital, Al Amin said the delay at the maternity hospital was responsible for his son’s death.
“The Hospital authorities did not keep my baby in incubator after its birth.
The physicians claimed the incubator was out of order,” added Al Amin.
After completing the funeral rites on Saturday, the locals, family members and parents of the deceased rushed to the hospital and demanded an explanation from the hospital authorities about the death of the baby.
