The woman who succumbed to blood loss was attended to by three nurses who were not registered.
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Two obstetrics specialists landed in trouble after leaving a critically bleeding patient, who subsequently died, just to go for a drink. The High Court in Malaysia’s Selangor state ordered the maternity centre to pay 6 million ringgit (US$1.3 million) to the deceased’s family.
Judge Norliza Othman announced the ruling after determining that Dr. M Shanmugam, Dr. A Ravi, and nurses Izaniey Nataliah Jukimin, Nur Aida Mat Isa, and Nessy Yasah were guilty of medical negligence that led to the patient's death during their treatment.
As reported by Sinar Harian, a judgment released on the judicial system on Thursday revealed that Norliza stated during the proceedings that M Punita experienced significant bleeding following the removal of her placenta after giving birth to her second child.
She mentioned that it was confirmed the patient was stable, after which the two doctors exited the delivery room and entrusted the deceased to the care of three unlicensed nurses.
The judge remarked that even though the nurses lacked the necessary qualifications from the health ministry, they were assigned the responsibility of overseeing the patient's condition.
"Nevertheless, the mother of the deceased discovered that her daughter was experiencing significant bleeding, prompting the nurses to attempt to control it with cotton."
“The patient was subsequently moved to Hospital Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Klang (HTAR) in a critical state.”
