The death of woman from Bacolod who was pregnant with twins is being blamed on the alleged negligence of the hospital staff.
They didn't tell them the twins were dead
Mary Joy Geronca Yulo was taken to Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Hospital (CLMMRH), because she was having eclampsia, a condition wherein a pregnant woman's blood pressure suddenly spikes during labor.
She was supposed to give birth on February, but because of her condition, she was taken to the hospital last January 16th.
According to her live-in partner, Joshua Canete, the hospital staff made her family wait for over 30 minutes in the emergency room before they were called in. However, when they went to the emergency room, they were shocked to see that the doctors and nurses were trying to revive her.
He adds that the hospital staff failed to inform them that the twins were already dead, and that they weren't even asked by the doctors to choose whether to save the twins or save Mary Joy.
Her pregnancy was very risky
Joshua shares that it would have been better if he saw some effort from the doctors to try and save the lives of his partner and their children, but he felt that they weren't even trying.
According to Dr. Julius Drilon, the hospital's medical chief, the hospital staff did all they can to save Mary Joy and her unborn children's life, and that it was all documented.
Mary Joy first went to the hospital last December to get a consultation. She was advised to get admitted to the hospital since her pregnancy was very risky. However, she failed to come back. When she went back on January 16th, her condition was already critical.
The family will be filing a complaint against the hospital with the help of Task Force Crusaders.
What exactly is eclampsia?
Preeclampsia is a condition wherein pregnant women will have a sudden spike in their blood pressure, even if they don't have any history of high blood pressure. Women who have preeclampsia usually have high levels of protein in their urine and swelling in the feet, legs, and hands. It usually happens late during pregnancy.
If preeclampsia is left untreated, it can escalate to eclampsia, which can be very deadly since women who have eclampsia can suffer from seizures which can lead to death.
The scary thing about preeclampsia and eclampsia is that there's not a lot of things that you can do about it. The best way of handling it would be to get regular checkups during pregnancy so that doctors can monitor the symptoms and create a method of treatment that would help manage preeclampsia.
Source: news.abs-cbn.com, sunstar.com.ph, webmd.com
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