A 31- year -old expectant mother of Bin farm in Mazabuka, Southern Province yesterday wept uncontrollably when nurses at the District Hospital informed her that all her four babies she delivered had died due to suffocation.
Getrude Choonya who was rushed to Mazabuka hospital around 10 hours in the morning delivered one baby at the farm which died while three died at the hospital soon after delivery.
Mrs Choonya who was seven months pregnant was however asked to accept the death of her four babies by fellow expectant mothers admitted to the maternity ward.
Mazabuka District Hospital Administrator, John Zimba confirmed the development today.
Mr Zimba said the babies were delivered dead because of the delay by the woman to seek medication attention. The babies were delivered at an average weight of One Kilogramme.
He said, Mrs Getrude Choonya who last month was referred to Mazabuka District Hospital for scanning after staff at Kaonga clinic discovered that she was carrying twins, decided to ignore medical advice and went back to the farm where she engaged in cultivation of maize and tomatoes.
Mr Zimba however described the condition of Mrs Choonya as stable.
Very sad mama, there were not given.
this is a sad story.Surely you mean up to now antenatal care in zambia is still pathetic.Come on! This lady should have had a scan much earlier on and advised accordingly.She should have been on bed rest not cultivating maize.Thats why i can’t go back to zambia.Its still so backward.
only minsiter’s wives and girlfriends can afford scans. four babies..wow… mutototo really works or was it fertility pills involved? not even chinese brush is capable of producing such great results?it’s sad that the babies could not be saved?
Very sorry to learn of the sad loss. what a shame? Sorry.
This case has nothing to do with weather the woman had access to scaninng facilities. The was told she will have twins by a comptent nurse but she ignored the advise. She could have probably ignored advise if was to be scanned.
the nurse could hardly be described as competent if she diagnosed twins!
Ala mayo wilalila Lesa nikapekape akakupela nabambi.
Ba Cece ‘mwe POTHA MU kabwela’ how can say that will never go back’if you thank that life pa Zed is backward than you do something about it! I may be not at zed but one thing i KNOW is HOME IS HOME weather i’ll eat CHIBWABWA it can’t stop me from going back.NASTY D said KUTI ‘VABENE NI VABENE’
Its a pity that life is lost in this manner.
the mother may have ignored advice not knowing the implications of such a pregancy and the negative treatment meted by nurses.
However the bottom line is how far is the nearest medical centre or ambulance and midwife for such a situation?