Newborn under observation after alleged wrong injection at Ctg hospital

A newborn at CSCR Hospital in Chattogram was transferred to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit after the family alleged that a nurse gave the baby an injection prescribed for the mother.

The baby was born on Friday. The mother and child were preparing to leave the hospital when the nurse entered their cabin to administer the medicine. The mother reportedly objected, saying the injection was intended for her, but the nurse allegedly gave it to the newborn anyway.

“My wife told her, ‘This injection is for me, why are you giving it to my baby?’ But the nurse shouted back, saying, ‘Am I doing your duty, or are you doing mine?’” said the baby’s father, Md Hasan. He said the infant’s condition worsened soon afterward.

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My wife told her, ‘This injection is for me, why are you giving it to my baby?’ But the nurse shouted back, saying, ‘Am I doing your duty, or are you doing mine?’

Police went to the hospital after a 999 emergency call. Sub-Inspector Kamruzzaman of Panchlaish Police Station said hospital officials and doctors initially acknowledged that the wrong drug had been administered. Dr. Morshedul Karim Chowdhury, the hospital’s managing director, also acknowledged negligence.

He said two consultants had been called to assess the baby. The infant was crying and had since been fed breast milk, he said, adding that doctors advised continued observation and blood tests every 12 hours. The nurse would face departmental action and be reported to the Bangladesh Nursing and Midwifery Council, he said.

Hasan said disciplinary action against the nurse alone would not be enough. “If she was inexperienced, why was she assigned such critical responsibilities? Punishing only the nurse is not enough; the hospital authorities must share the blame,” he said.

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If she was inexperienced, why was she assigned such critical responsibilities? Punishing only the nurse is not enough; the hospital authorities must share the blame.