Argentina – 30th December, 2017: Doctors are considered as Gods, particularly in the places where faith and science go hand-in-hand. Therefore, they have a lot of responsibility on their shoulders to not only treat people, but save their lives. Any kind of medical negligence leads to horrifying consequences, especially in cases of childbirth.
In a case from Argentina that is not just shocking but downright appalling, doctors tore off an infant’s head during a delivery, accidentally! The incident occurred as they were trying to deliver a premature baby when the child got stuck inside. The head of the child remained inside the mother and was later delivered naturally as the father was shocked to find doctors holding the child’s headless body.
The heartbroken parents have filed a case of gross negligence against the hospital.
The mother says that she knew that the baby was alive when they arrived as she had an echo test and her husband heard the baby’s heart beating. They said that they aren’t sure if it was a midwife or a doctor who pulled the baby out causing its head to separate from the body.
The woman said that the doctor was stretching and turning the baby which was painful, but paid no heed when she complained. She also added that no one explained what had happened and just told her that the baby’s head was still inside her. Meanwhile, the hospital’s director has told the media that while they will cooperate with investigations, medics won’t be suspended until negligence is proven.
Source: https://www.indiatimes.com/news/india/doctors-tear-baby-s-head-off-during-delivery-heart-broken-parents-file-negligence-case-336646.html