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Woman in labour barely makes it to Suddie Hospital

Oct 22, 2010 News

…after no midwife at Wakenaam facility

A 38-year-old pregnant mother of Wakenaam, who was experiencing labour pains, was yesterday required to travel to the Suddie Hospital to deliver her baby because there was no midwife at the Wakenaam Hospital.
This newspaper learnt that the mother of five began to experience labour pains at home but was unable to get transportation to leave her residence.
When she did get transportation and arrived at the Wakenaam Hospital about 8 a.m., she was referred to the West Demerara Regional Hospital, approximately 30 miles away over land and water, but because of her condition, it was decided that she travel to the Suddie Hospital, just six miles away. With Wakenaam being in Region Three, all referrals are to the West Demerara Hospital.
When the woman arrived at the Suddie Hospital she delivered her baby, a boy, five minutes later.
Residents of Wakenaam are claiming that the authorities are neglecting the community’s health facility as this newspaper recently carried a report on the need for a midwife for the facility
The Regional Health Officer (RHO) for Region Three said that there was no need for the patient to be sent to another hospital, as there is a trained midwife who is on call and who lives on the island.
He has promised to investigate why that midwife was not sent for. The RHO also said that a midwife has been appointed to the hospital at Wakenaam and is expected to begin working on November 1.
An unserviceable ambulance has been in the compound of the hospital for over a year. This situation is causing a great setback for the medical staff to do their weekly outreach programmes around the Island.
The last midwife at the Wakenaam Hospital retired on October 10, last, and reportedly declined to accept the opportunity to continue to work. That midwife has chided the Region Three authorities for not paying monies due to her and other staff members for overtime and subsistence allowances.
Meanwhile, Kaieteur News was informed that both mother and baby were doing well last night.

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