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Negligence alleged at San Pablo Hospital: Baby in critical condition in intensive care
🇵🇾 Paraguay /Health & Science

Negligence alleged at San Pablo Hospital: Baby in critical condition in intensive care

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • A mother in Asunción, Paraguay, has accused medical staff at San Pablo Maternity Hospital of negligence, alleging they delayed her daughter's C-section, leading to severe complications for the newborn.
  • The baby, named Luis, is in critical condition in intensive care after aspirating meconium in the womb, a situation the mother claims could have been prevented with timely intervention.
  • The mother is demanding an investigation by the Ministry of Health and has identified two doctors she believes are responsible for the alleged mistreatment and delay.

A newborn is in critical condition in intensive care in Asunción, Paraguay, after a mother accused hospital staff of medical negligence. Fabiana Flor claims doctors at San Pablo Maternity Hospital ignored warning signs and unduly delayed a Cesarean section for her daughter, Silvia Bogado.

Flor alleges that despite her daughter experiencing bleeding and fluid loss, and suffering intense pain, medical personnel repeatedly sent her home, citing slow dilation. She recounts begging for a C-section around 5 p.m. on Monday, but the request was denied. The surgery was only performed urgently near midnight, after the family's desperate insistence.

The doctor prepared the papers reluctantly. He was very unpleasant, intractable. They made us leave again, telling her to walk and breathe when my daughter could no longer even sit or stand.

— Fabiana FlorThe mother described the alleged mistreatment and delay in her daughter's C-section.

The baby, Luis, was born with multiple complications after aspirating meconium, a condition that affected several of his organs. He remains sedated with a grim prognosis. An external cardiologist reportedly told Flor that the situation could have been avoided if the C-section had been performed on time.

Flor has identified Drs. Cristian Leite and Domingo Chamorro as the physicians on duty who allegedly avoided explanations. She is demanding intervention from the Ministry of Health, while her daughter remains hospitalized and under treatment.

Don't let things be, because if the C-section had been done on time, this wouldn't have happened.

— External CardiologistThe mother recounted advice from a doctor who evaluated her baby.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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