The father of a pregnant woman who died at the Kasoa Mother and Child Hospital has shared a detailed account of the events leading to her death, as the Ghana Health Service launches investigations into the incident.
Speaking on Adom FM’s Dwaso Nsem, Sampson Ansong, father of the deceased, Abigail Opoku, said his daughter initially visited the hospital on her own before he later joined her.
“She went to the hospital herself, then I later took her things to her,” he recounted.
According to him, he was later informed that she had been referred to the Kasoa Mother and Child Hospital, prompting him to return and assist with the transfer.
“I came back home and around 10:30am, I had a call that she had been transferred so I went back to take her to the referral facility,” he said.
At the facility, Mr Ansong claimed concerns were raised about the referral process. “A nurse at Kasoa Mother and Child said when they [Stanford Clinic] want to transfer someone, they don’t even call to check if there is a bed before bringing the patient,” he alleged.
Despite this, he said his daughter was admitted and monitored. “They asked us to bring her things in and gave her a bed. They took her in and began monitoring her,” he noted.
He explained that by midnight, she was still in labour and was sent for laboratory tests.
“Around 12 midnight, they asked her to go for some lab tests. They told us everything was alright and she would give birth,” he said.
Mr Ansong added that his daughter remained in labour through the night into the following day without delivering.
“We waited all night and morning till around 1pm and she had still not delivered,” he stated.
He said he briefly left the hospital to freshen up, leaving his wife and another daughter to continue caring for her. “So, I called my wife to come and take over then I returned home around 2pm,” he said.
The circumstances surrounding her death have sparked public concern, with allegations that she may have been denied a timely caesarean section.
In response, the Ghana Health Service has constituted a committee to investigate the reported maternal death at the Kasoa Mother and Child Hospital.
In a statement, the Service assured the public of a thorough and transparent probe.
“The findings and recommendations will be made available to the public to inform measures aimed at preventing future occurrences,” it said.
The case has since reignited conversations around maternal healthcare, referral systems, and emergency response in health facilities across the country.
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