The Lagos State Government
has sealed off the facility of an auxiliary nurse, identified only as Oyekanmi,
who pulled off the hand of a baby while taking delivery in the Odogunyan,
Ikorodu area of the state.
Oyekanmi, who had attempted to deliver a pregnant
woman, Adeola, of her baby during which there was a complication, tried forcing
the baby out and eventually pulled out the baby’s hand
and the baby was later delivered dead at the General Hospital in Ikorodu.
Following
the incident, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Primary Health Care, Dr
Olufemi Onanuga, had ordered that Oyekanmi’s ‘maternity centre’ be sealed
off.The spokesperson for the Lagos State Ministry of Health, Adeola in the
Odogunyan area.“They then sealed off the place.
The operation was conducted by
officials of the Health Facility Accreditation and Monitoring Agency.“Since it
is a police case, the government has left the criminal aspect to the police.”Salako,
commenting on the incident, told the Punch the government had started looking
into the case.
While urging pregnant women in the state to stop patronizing
quacks, saying it was dangerous and could lead to preventable deaths, Onanuga
said, “Government officials visited the general hospital where they confirmed
the report, before visiting the maternity centre of the woman, which is like a
room apartment in the Odogunyan area.“They then sealed off the place.
The
operation was conducted by officials of the Health Facility Accreditation and
Monitoring Agency.“Since it is a police case, the government has left the
criminal aspect to the police.”The spokesperson for
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