A young mother died at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC)’s Intensive Care Unit (ICU) one day after giving birth to twins.
Samantha James, 18, of Soesdyke reportedly gave birth to two babies on Tuesday last and succumbed the following day.
According to information, the young mother had a normal delivery, but her condition took a turn for the worse a few hours later.
One of the babies remained in the hospital’s maternity ward while the other is said to be in the ICU.
Relatives of the 18-year-old mother have refused to comment.
The hospital, when contacted, said that whenever there is a maternal death, the institution will investigate, and this will take at least one week.
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