Nghe An: Doctors try to save pregnant woman, family members stand outside and livestream on Facebook

On the morning of November 20, Quynh Luu District General Hospital sent a report to Nghe An Department of Health about a medical incident that left pregnant woman Ho Thi M. (27 years old, Quynh Long commune) in critical condition, and the fetus dead. The authorities have also established a professional council to determine the cause of the incident.

According to the report of Quynh Luu District General Hospital, the pregnant woman was admitted at 9:00 a.m. on November 19 with a diagnosis of 40 weeks of pregnancy, giving birth for the third time. The previous two births were normal, this time the pregnant woman had abdominal pain and vaginal bleeding. Ultrasound results showed that the fetal heart rate was 131 beats/minute. Placental location: left posterior fundus, calcification level III. Amniotic fluid index was normal, amniotic fluid was not uniform. At this time, the doctors recommended a normal delivery.

Many people stood outside the delivery room filming live on Facebook, while inside doctors were trying to save the mother.

At 12:30, the mother began to push, the cervix was fully dilated, the water broke, the baby's head was in, the uterine contractions were at frequency III.... However, during the pushing process, when the baby's head was low, the mother suddenly stopped breathing, her whole body turned purple, she gradually lost consciousness, and her carotid and femoral pulses could not be felt.

Doctors had to raise the red alert and call for emergency medical care for the entire hospital. The pregnant woman was intubated, her circulation stopped, and then she underwent surgery to remove the fetus. However, the fetus later died.

At 2 p.m., the doctors performed a hysterectomy and then suggested transferring the patient to Nghe An General Hospital, but the family did not agree. It was not until nearly three hours later that the family agreed to transfer the patient to the hospital in a comatose state. As of this morning (November 20), the patient is still in critical condition.

During the incident, dozens of the patient's family members surrounded the delivery room of Quynh Luu District General Hospital. Although at this time, doctors were trying to save the mother. Many of them stood outside the room, using their phones to film and livestream on Facebook with the content "doctor killed someone". Quynh Luu District Police had to be present at the hospital to ensure order./.