Since giving birth by Caesarean section last year at Tembisa Hospital,
20-year-old Mpho Nombewu says she has suffered painful complications. Nombewu
has been advised by different doctors she consulted about her condition to
return to the facility where she gave birth.
But Nombewu refuses, telling
Spotlight she is scared she might die due to Tembisa Hospital’s reputation for
patients suffering serious adverse events (SAEs).
SAEs in this context refers to events that result in unintended harm to a
patient because something was or wasn’t done as part of a patient’s care,
rather than because of the underlying disease or condition of the patient.
Since giving birth by Caesarean section at Tembisa Hospital in 2020, Mpho Nombewu says she has suffered painful complications. The 20-year-old has been advised by different doctors she consulted about her condition to return to the facility where she gave birth.
But Nombewu refuses, telling Spotlight she is scared she might die due to Tembisa Hospital’s reputation for patients suffering serious adverse events (SAEs).
An SAE in this context refers to an event that resulted in unintended harm to a patient because something was or wasn’t done as part of a patient’s care, rather than because of the underlying disease or condition of the patient.
Newborn dies a day after Tembisa hospital discharge Heleen Rossouw This picture was taken in Thembisa Hospital s maternity ward. Gama (38) claimed that Sphamandla was still not bathed until the morning after his birth. She showed the picture that was time-stamped and added that she had to wash the placenta off his face with a washcloth. ‘While my baby was coming, the sister just stood there and watched while instructing me to catch my baby, otherwise he will fall off the bed and die.’
Admitted as a high-risk pregnancy patient at Tembisa Provincial Tertiary Hospital on 15 October, Thoko Precious Gama, 38, thought she’d be taking home a healthy boy.