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PREPARE FOR FIGHT WITH STATE DEAD AFTER C-SECTION, MOM’S FAMILY WARNED:

The family of Chrystal Ramsoomair, who died after an alleged botched Caesarean section at the San Fernando General Hospital two Fridays ago, should prepare for a bitter legal fight against the State in their quest for justice. This was the advice from Patrick Regis, whose wife, Judith, died under similar circumstances at the hospital when she went in to deliver her baby, Issiah, by C-section two years ago. Regis said despite a request through the Freedom of Information Act, the hospital said he could not have the medical records of his dead wife without a court order, or a grant...

29 June

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Reheda Joseph Monroe v Minister of Health and the Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago HCA No. 1111 of 1998

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Name of Case: Reheda Joseph Monroe v Minister of Health and the Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago HCA No. 1111 of 1998 Type of Medical Negligence: Maternity/Childbirth Date of Judgment: 7th September, 2001 Judge Presiding: The Honourable Mr. Justice Gregory Smith Case Summary: The Plaintiff who was three to four months pregnant, visited the Mount Hope Maternity Hospital at about 11:30 pm on 29th May, 1997, after suspecting that there was a rupture of her “water bag.” Upon visiting the hospital, the Plaintiff was informed that an ultra...

29 June

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PARENTS TAKING LEGAL ACTION BLAMING HOSPITAL FOR BABY’S DEATH

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WHAT HAPPENED?: Parents Ray Vansluytman and his wife Chelsea outside the Forensics Science Centre in Long Circular, St James, yesterday. The couple is seeking answers to what caused the death of their infant Christian at the Mt Hope Women’s Hospital on September 19. THE parents of two-month-old Christian Vansluytman are blaming Mt Hope Women’s Hospital for the death of their child and intend to take legal action against the State.However, chairman of the North Central Regional Health Authority (NCRHA) Shehenaz Mohammed has denied any neglect on the hospital’s part. Speaking with media yesterday at the Forensic Science Centre, the parents, 20-year-old Ray...

29 June

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WHY DID JUSTIN DIE?

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Health Minister Dr Fuad Khan has promised a full-scale investigation into the mysterious death of 14-year-old Justin Mondezie at the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex (EWMSC) on December 28. He did so in response to calls from the teen’s family who want to know what illness caused his death. Justin’s brother, former journalist Michael Mondezie, called for answers when he delivered the eulogy at the teen’s funeral at the Santa Rosa RC Church, Arima, on Friday. He said more than anything in the world, Justin wanted to spend Christmas with his family at their Maloney Gardens home. However, he remained gravely ill...

26 June

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THREE-WEEK BABY BURNT ON HAND

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Silika Jacob, a 23-year-old mother of Lowlands, Tobago, is seeking answers from medical professionals at the Scarborough Hospital, after her newborn baby daughter Kevisha suffered what appears to be burns to her right hand days after birth at the facility. Officials, however, have been unable to explain what happened. Jacob first appeared on CNC3’s Crime Watch programme on Monday to highlight her problem. In an interview with the T&T Guardian yesterday, Jacob said she was told by medical professionals at the hospital, after Kevisha’s birth on July 18, that she had a breathing problem and was in an incubator. She said...

26 June

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COUPLE CLAIMS HOSPITAL NEGLIGENCE CAUSED BABY’S DEATH

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At sixteen, Whitney Marshall-Carrington has gone through one of the worst ordeals in her life—giving birth to a stillborn baby. With the support of her husband, Solomon Carrington, 21, she is determined to get justice for their baby’s death. The couple is claiming that their baby died because of negligence at the Point Fortin Area Hospital. They intend to pursue legal action and are calling on Health Minister Dr Fuad Khan to launch an investigation into the circumstances surrounding her baby’s death. Speaking yesterday at the San Fernando office of their attorney, Navindra Ramnanan, the teenager said she had a healthy...

26 June

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MOM SEEKS JUSTICE AFTER LOSING TWINS

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In a heartbreaking story this week, a mother brought her daughter, Jillian Murray, to chat with Crime Watch host Ian Alleyne, after she lost her twins at the Mt Hope Women’s Hospital on September 1. It was alleged that a pregnant Murray, 19, was injected with a painkiller and sent home to rest after she visited the hospital with a complaint. The same night, however, she awoke in excruciating pain and was rushed back to the medical facility, where her twins were pronounced dead. Murray showed Alleyne the autopsy report, which documented that the twins died due to brain haemorrhaging. She...

26 June

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SEXTUPLETS DAD: I SHOULD HAVE GONE ABROAD

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Keron Cummings, the father of the country's first sextuplets, has one regret. He wished he had listened to the advice of some doctors and relatives and sent his wife overseas to give birth. "If I could do it all over again I would have sent my wife abroad," Cummings told T&T Guardian as he broke his silence yesterday, expressing concern over the aftercare given to his babies. And while both Health Minister Dr Fuad Khan and chairman of the North Central Regional Health Authority (NCRHA) Dr Shehenaz Mohammed claimed everything possible was done to prepare for the babies’ arrival, hospital sources...

26 June

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BLOOD TRANSFUSION AT AGE 3… BOY, NOW 16, HIV-POSITIVE

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A routine blood transfusion at Sangre Grande County Hospital for a three-year-old boy with sickle cell disease has resulted in a mother’s worst nightmare, as the child has contracted the HIV/Aids virus after receiving infected blood. The Eastern Regional Health Authority is facing a $4.5 million lawsuit for medical and clinical negligence. The suit charges that as a result of negligence and a blood transfusion with infected blood, Kevon (not his real name), faces a loss of expectation of life, endures constant pain, discomfort and suffering. He has problems attending school, and his family has mounting medical bills. Kevon, who doctors...

26 June

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COUPLE CLAIMS HOSPITAL NEGLIGENCE CAUSED BABY’S DEATH

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