A grieving mother, Mrs Ansong, has broken down in tears as she recounted the painful circumstances surrounding the death of her 27-year-old daughter, Abigail Opoku, at the Kasoa Mother and Child Hospital.
Speaking in an emotional interview on Adom FM’s morning show, Dwaso Nsem, Mrs Ansong said no member of the hospital’s management, doctors or nurses had visited the family to explain what happened.
“No hospital management member, doctor or nurse has come to speak to us about what happened to my daughter,” she lamented.
She said the family is deeply hurt by the silence from the facility, adding that the incident has reinforced public perceptions about poor treatment at some hospitals.
“I now believe what people say about how some patients are treated because they don’t have time for anyone,” she said.
According to her, Abigail was not originally receiving treatment at the Kasoa Mother and Child Hospital but had only been referred there from another facility.
“That was not even the hospital my daughter normally attended. She was only transferred there,” she explained.
Mrs Ansong further alleged that one of the nurses verbally abused her when she raised concerns about her daughter’s swollen hands.
“My daughter’s hands were swollen, so I asked them to come and check on her because I was worried. But one nurse insulted me and shouted at me like I was a child,” she recounted.
She said even other people around tried to calm her down during the incident.
“Those around told me to take it easy,” she added.
The grieving mother also claimed there was no doctor readily available when her daughter’s condition worsened.
“There was no doctor there. When they realised my daughter was dying, a nurse said they should go and call the doctor, but he delayed before coming to see her,” she alleged.
Mrs Ansong said the most painful part of the tragedy is that both her daughter and unborn grandchild died.
“They should have at least saved one person, either the baby or my daughter, but they both died. That is what hurts me most,” she cried.
She described Abigail as a hardworking young woman whose life had just begun.
“My daughter got married last year on April 12, which was also her birthday. Now she has died in April,” she said.
“She was 27 years old and had never given birth before. This would have been her first baby.”
According to her, Abigail was a teacher and a university student who was close to completing her studies.
“She was a teacher and in the university. She even had exams to write this Saturday. She was going to complete school this year,” she said.
Mrs Ansong said it is difficult to accept the loss because her daughter was not ill before going into labour.
“She was not sick. It was just labour, and that is what hurts me most,” she added.
The circumstances surrounding Abigail’s 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.
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