Part of Dead Fetus Left in Woman's Uterus

MAKKAH – A team of doctors in the Children’s and Maternity Hospital here allegedly left parts of a dead fetus inside a Saudi woman’s uterus for 40 days.

 

Mosa Al-Malki, the husband of the woman, said his wife miscarried and underwent an operation to remove the dead fetus from her womb. After that she suffered from severe pains and was taken to the hospital several times, but the doctors did not find anything wrong with her.

 

After 40 days, the pain became unbearable and the remaining parts of the fetus were ejected from her body. “I took her to the emergency section where it was discovered that the hospital had not removed the entire dead fetus from her womb when she was operated on after the miscarriage,” said Al-Malki. “The medical error could have been fatal,” he added. Al-Malki has complained to the Health Affairs and sought compensation for the psychological and physical harm caused to him and his wife.

 

A source in the Shariah Health Commission has questioned the doctor who conducted the operation and the consultant who handled the woman’s case, and an investigation will start soon. – Okaz/SG

 

 

Hatim Al-Masoudi - Saudi Gazette