Hospital speaks out on the alleged case of a pregnant woman who helped give birth to another in Ciego de Ávila

The Dr. Antonio Luaces Iraola Provincial Hospital, of Ciego de Ávila, issued a statement in which it assures that it is not true that apregnant woman gave birth assisted by another pregnant woman because the doctors were sleeping.

The unusual event occurred on Monday, December 11 and was narrated byElizabeth Sanchez, a 36.5-week pregnant woman who had to assist her roommate in the delivery, whoShe gave birth in her hospital bed without any specialized attention, since the nurse had gone to look for the doctors, after calling them twice unsuccessfully.

"I was giving birth in bed, I already have more babies and I reacted quickly, because the nurse was looking for the doctor who had already notified them twice. She was alone, her baby fell on the bed face down and turning purple, I quickly found out." I took it in my hands and cleaned his little face andI placed him sideways in my hands, because he was drowning"Elizabeth explained.

"I can't stop being outraged by these things that are happening in our country, I lived a very similar experience due to negligence on the part of doctors. TodayThis time they were sleeping and didn't arrive on time., nothing happened because God called me there, but it could have happened. (...) Doctors no longer want to work because of the situation in the country, it is all shameless, it bothers them to care for patients and they do not help them as they should," he stated.

As expected, the hospital's version is totally different, and claims that the event was distorted by people and unofficial media outlets that distorted the information, although it does not clarify what happened.

Despite the testimony of the other pregnant woman, the center assures that the patient presented "a rapid evolution of labor" that did not give her time to take her to the delivery room, for which she received care "in the pregnant room itself for the necessary health professionals," he says on his wallFacebook.

The baby who was born is called Talía and both she and her mother are in good health.

In October, a 20-year-old Cuban from HolguínShe gave birth inside her home, after the provincial hospital refused to admit her due to lack of beds.

The woman's sister reported that she arrived at the hospital with pain and contractions, but they could not admit her because there was no capacity.

According to her story, the doctors told her to go home and that when the baby's head was out, to return to the hospital to take it directly to the living room. The result was that the young woman gave birth at home that morning.

Dozens of Internet users expressed their indignation with the fact, a few months after another woman in the same territorygave birth in a Ministry of the Interior car, after waiting hours for an ambulance.

The pregnant woman got into the patrol car with strong contractions but suddenly "the labor became intense" and she gave birth inside the car.