The Ministry of Health admitted this Friday that there was “restrictions in the obstetric gynecology scale that are impossible to address” and that, therefore, the urgency of the Centro Hospitalar do Oeste was “diverted to other points”.
In response to questions from Lusa following the case of a pregnant woman who lost her baby allegedly due to a lack of obstetricians at the Caldas da Rainha hospital, the Ministry of Health said it was “knowing that, due to limitations in the scale of obstetrics and gynecology, it is impossible to supply, the external urgency of the Centro Hospitalar do Oeste was diverted to other points of the National Health Service network”.
The Ministry says that it is “following up on the issue, in particular the evolution of the clinical situation of the user who is hospitalized, who is stable and who will be given psychological support.”
In addition to “deeply regretting” what happened, the Ministry of Health affirms that, “In order to determine any and all responsibility, the General Inspection of Sanitary Activities (IGAS) has already initiated an investigation into the events.and concludes that, “pending the investigation, the results of which will be made public, it is not possible to establish any relationship between the two events.”
The Board of Directors of the Centro Hospitalar do Oeste opened an investigation, informing IGAS of the case of a pregnant woman who lost her baby allegedly due to a lack of obstetricians at the Caldas da Rainha hospital.
Pregnant woman loses baby allegedly due to lack of obstetricians at the Caldas da Rainha hospital
In a statement released today, the Board of Directors of the Centro Hospitalar do Oeste clarifies that, after the “serious incident” with a pregnant woman on Wednesday, “an investigation process was opened by the IGAS, so it is premature to establish any relationship ”. with the pregnant woman”. of cause-effect between the end of the obstetric emergency and the referred episode”.
In the note, the Board of Directors “deeply regrets the registered death and sends condolences to all the relatives.”
In a first note, the Board of Directors of the Centro Hospitalar do Oeste (CHO) confirmed that last Thursday, the obstetric emergency of the CHO “had limitations in filling the medical scale, which determined the closure of the emergency referred to CODU/ INEM. after defining patient referral circuits with other Hospitals”.
The hospital unit also highlights in the note that “a causal link between the death of the baby and the limitations to complete the scales has not been established.”
In the note, the CHO adds that it has “made every effort to hire the necessary professionals to provide the necessary response to the population.”
The Centro Hospitalar do Oeste integrates the hospitals of Caldas da Rainha, Torres Vedras and Peniche, having an area of influence made up of the populations of the municipalities of Caldas da Rainha, Óbidos, Peniche, Bombarral, Torres Vedras, Cadaval and Lourinhã and part of the counties of Alcobaça and Mafra.
The Union of Independent Doctors (SIM) said today that the lack of response from obstetric services is the “fundamental reason” for what happened to a pregnant woman who lost her baby at the Caldas da Rainha hospital.
“Of course we cannot draw conclusions in advance, but there is a fundamental reason” for what happened, the general secretary of SIM told Lusa, pointing out “the lack of response” from these services as “the main reason for this to happen”. . .” have happened”.
Jorge Roque da Cunha alluded to the case reported by RTP of a pregnant woman who lost her baby presumably due to a lack of obstetricians at the Caldas da Rainha hospital.
The PSD parliamentary group today questioned the Minister of Health, Marta Temido, about the circumstances of the death of a baby, after cesarean delivery, at the Hospital das Caldas da Rainha.
In a statement sent to the Lusa agency, the parliamentary group also said that it wanted Marta Temido to say “what measures the guardianship took to determine all responsibilities” and which were developed by the Ministry of Health to support the baby’s family.
Finally, the Social Democrats want to know when “the obstetric service of the Hospital das Caldas da Rainha will be reinforced, so that there are no more periods without specialized medical care.”
PSD demands clarification of “all responsibilities” in the death of a baby
Source: Observadora
