Birthing center in Badian faces probe

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CEBU Gov. Hilario Davide III asked the Badian Municipal Government to investigate the case of a woman who lost her baby allegedly because the personnel of a birthing center failed to attend to her.

The couple, Benjamin and Regina Javierto, reportedly boarded a pedicab after a midwife of the birthing center referred them to Badian District Hospital.

However, Regina delivered while they were on their way to the hospital and the baby fell from the floor of the pedicab to the ground, while the vehicle kept running.

Regina was seven months pregnant. She gave birth to a girl, according to records of the Badian District Hospital.

“So we’ll see how we can lend assistance to the mother...I urge the Municipal Government to look into this incident,” Davide said.

Benjamin, 44, went to the Badian Police Station last Tuesday to have the incident recorded in its blotter.

PO3 Josefina Beriarmente said that it was going to be the couple’s ninth child.

They went to the birthing center around 5 a.m. last Saturday, but a midwife reportedly told them to go to the district hospital because the center lacked an incubator for premature babies.

Beriarmente said that according to Benjamin, he asked the midwife to check his wife, but the health care worker told them to rush to the district hospital instead.

The couple left, but the woman gave birth while they were still on their way.

In a report by GMA Channel 7’s “Balitang Bisdak”, Santiago del Rosario, the pedicab driver, said the baby no longer cried when it came out, while they were just meters away from the hospital.

Badian Municipal Health Officer Dr. Urduja Espiritu said the birthing center can accommodate normal deliveries, but potentially critical ones have to be sent to the hospital.

She said Regina was supposed to give birth in September yet.

Espiritu, however, said it was not true that the patient was not attended to at all.

Based on a prenatal examination dated July 18, Espiritu explained that the baby was no longer moving and no heartbeat could be heard.

The attending midwife on that day advised Regina to go to the Badian District Hospital for an ultrasound. The birthing center’s workers did not find out whether she heeded the advice.

Regina later went back to the birthing center and asked for medicine for her high blood pressure.

“Actually, basin namatay inside sa womb sa mama (The baby could have died while still in the womb),” said Espiritu.

Espiritu added that she met with Mayor Robburt Librando yesterday and he told her that the incident will be investigated.

Sun.Star Cebu tried but failed to contact Mayor Librando for his statement.
Birthing center in Badian faces probe after couple they

[Eve's Apple Project]

louy sad sa bata. But if basahon sad jud ang news, basin tuod og wa na ang bata daan. wa man sad gisulti kung niadto ba jud ang inahan sa Hospital para magpaultrasound.

[mybuuz]

9th child nya nagkalisod pa, makapa-ultrasound kaya to?
luoy sila pero birthing and hospitals are not for free.

i'm sorry if i doubt their intention for justice.

[Rakizta]

sus n shock ko ,ika siyam nga anak ,uso pa jud diay kaayo nis probinsya ang daghang anak no ? isolated incident man na kay di pa man oras nga manganak siya ,ayaw tawn pakasad a ang mga nurse kay kabaw na ta anang sitwasyon sa mga district hospitals gud samot na sa probinsya

[Photochromic]

I think dili gyd ni sala sa midwife namorefuse ky premature pa ang baby nya naglabor na ang mama and Wala silay incubator sa center nila... louy bya sa baby oi..
OT: wala kaha ni giungo?

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I do not know why no ambulance was provided or other sort of transportation,
I think the birthing center should be responsible enough to consider that she is in labor.

[cerberus]

grabeha pd ika siyam na unta to na anak...paspasa pd nla mu buhat gd..

[kimleeKINO_choi]

sus n shock ko ,ika siyam nga anak ,uso pa jud diay kaayo nis probinsya ang daghang anak no ? isolated incident man na kay di pa man oras nga manganak siya ,ayaw tawn pakasad a ang mga nurse kay kabaw na ta anang sitwasyon sa mga district hospitals gud samot na sa probinsya

Check. 2 - 3 cases najud ako nahibaw-an nga padng na manganak pero gipasa pajud. Kana kagawason njud ang bata. Kana sila puro namatay jud ang bata.

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grabeha pd ika siyam na unta to na anak...paspasa pd nla mu buhat gd..

Mao bitaw. Productive pd kaau na mag-asawaha oie. Kbaw n pirting lisora sa life karon. Tsk3.
IMO, tama mnpod ang incharge sa BC nga kng dli nila mdala kai kulangan ug gamit, pasa jud daun sa hosp. Pero kai giingan mn kha diay ang mother sa baby nga pa check ambot kng nituman pero unsa mn pd ika pacheck up kng walay money. Hay c Mother.... ika syam nga anak. o_O

[lordfred]

wala na daw ang heartbeat ang bata ani pag last checkup 2 days before siya nanganak. naay record ang center.

[edoy]

OT : may gani kay wala ni ma close ni x_field ug matod pa no carrotski sala japon to sa mama ug nganung sige pa xag panganak bisan ug 8 na ka bouk iyang bata......

OnT : kang kinsa sala kini nga insidente ?