Mrs. Abigail Bankole (referred to as "iya ibeji" meaning "mother of twins") gave birth to a set of twins (Taiwo and Kehinde); a boy and a girl at the General Hospital, Ikorodu, Lagos on the 3rd day of October, 2023 and after four days, the babies were discharged. But it was later discovered that the babies had jaundice and they were immediately taken back to the hospital the next day for further examination. Upon test and confirmation of the suspected jaundice, the doctor recommended the babies be placed under the blue light for correction and treatment while they still await further inquiries from the laboratory.
Before the babies were taken into the blue light, the mother was asked to feed the babies which she did and the babies were doing very well before they were taken into the blue light. After about an hour, one of the nurses on duty came to increase the light and left, but the mother of the babies felt, at the level of the roim temperature, the light was too high and she immediately called the attention of the nurses, but the nurses vehemently declined the call and told her it was their job and they know what they were doing. The mother went again about eight times to call the nurses and they still ignored her, they later called her insane and told her, she was not okay as she aggressively raised the alarm and as a result, she started bleeding from the spot where she had the C-section of the babies due to the heat from the blue light room while she stood to watch the babies.
All the while she kept calling on the nurses, the babies were crying and Kehinde was already bringing out foam from her mouth while she painfully watched the babies and she and another family member that was by the door could not do anything due to the restrictions and attitude of the staff.
At the time the babies were brought out, they were burnt and already turned black, even while she held the babies, their skin was cracked and the effort to hold them tightly to herself for consolation got their skin even peeled off.
Attached below is a link to download the voice note of Mrs. Abigail Bankole making her complaints about her unpleasant experience during the delivery of her babies, the unprofessional actions of the staff and medical practitioners after the delivery leading to the death of her twins and crying for justice for her lost babies.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/12FKZS6ez3r1k5nySgtRgId72S2taVkAK/view?usp=drivesdk
Also attached are pictures of the letter of petition by the leadership of FIDA to the Commissioner for Health against the paediatrics ward of the General Hospital, Ikorodu, Lagos State.
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