Former Minister Verna in protest outside Parliament over death of new-born baby!

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I hope more folks join the protest as that child could have been a future T&T gold medalist, cultural ambassador or even a Prime Minister. Why do we have unqualified doctors with flase papers killing babies in T&T and being allowed to get away with it?!

In wake of C-section probe...
Verna in ‘naked’ protest
Former minister in protest outside Parliament
Published: Wednesday, March 12, 2014 (T&T Guardian)
Richard Lord

Former Child Development minister Verna St Rose-Greaves says the Government has failed the children of this country and is attempting to cover up the truth about the cause of death of a newborn baby after a C-section. The baby was born to Quelly Ann Cottle at the Mt Hope Women’s Hospital on Carnival Saturday but died a few minutes later. Autopsy findings showed his head was cut by the knife used to make the incision.

St Rose-Greaves walked to Tower D, Waterfront Complex, Port-of-Spain, shortly before the scheduled 1.30 pm start of the Senate sitting to protest. She carried a placard that read: “Another baby dies, another mother cries.” The police stationed outside monitored St Rose-Greaves as she walked around in front of the building for more than 30 minutes. Agriculture Minister Devant Maharaj and Local Government Minister Marlene Coudray hailed her out as they entered.

Health Minister Dr Fuad Khan, who was in the Senate to answer questions on the order paper about other matters, later told the T&T Guardian: “This is a democratic country still and Verna is doing what she does best.” Moments later, on leaving the building, Khan passed within inches of St Rose-Greaves in silence as she hummed a song. Later she said they passed each other “like the missing Malaysian aircraft.” In response to questions about her protest, St Rose-Greaves said the baby boy was “butchered.”

She said: “I cannot understand a woman going to a hospital to have a baby and her child is butchered and there is a move to cover it up. We have to stand up and demand justice, not just for this one child (but) for all the children who go through our hospitals and die because of negligence.” “Our delivery rooms are now morgues. You go in to come out joyous and you emerge missing a part of you,” St Rose-Greaves said.

There was a history of abuse in hospitals, she added, saying the nurses had the information but were afraid to release it. “The truth must be told and we cannot continue like this,” she stressed. Recalling several disparaging public statements about homosexuals and about women being lewd at Carnival, she said there had been no public comments on the death of the child. “This is not important. They are there to moralise and not to recognise what is happening to our children,” she complained.

St Rose-Greaves also said information on the work of the recently appointed 16-member Child Abuse Task Force, chaired by Diana Mahabir-Wyatt, was lacking.

The bodysuit and the shoebox
St Rose-Greaves was dressed yesterday in a buff-coloured bodysuit designed to look like a naked pregnant woman. Asked to explain the significance of her outfit, she said it represented her nakedness. “You have to strip yourself bare, because they are already stripping our children of their dignity,” she said. Mothers did not have anything to be ashamed about when their children were under attack, she said. Also, she added, citizens were afraid to tell the Government it was doing the wrong thing and that it was naked.

She also commented that the critics should be glad women were wining and walking naked during Carnival because they were feeling intense pain and trauma daily. In fact, she said, all women “should be running about this place stark, raving naked and bawling for what is happening to our children.” Touching her padded belly, she said it could also represent a baby in the womb.

She told reporters she had intended to give Health Minister Fuad Khan a shoebox, which represented love. The shoebox also suggested that “we pay more attention to our shoes than our children or could also represent the coffins for many of our small children.”

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Baby’s funeral postponed
By CAROL MATROO Wednesday, March 12 2014 (T&T Newsday)

THE funeral for the seven-month-old foetus which died during a Caesarian-section on Carnival Saturday has been postponed. The baby’s parents Quelly Ann Cottle and Emil Millington are still in shock over the death of what would have been their second child.

The foetus died after a botched C-section after it was cut on the head during the surgery at Mt Hope Women’s Hospital, Mt Hope. The family was awaiting news on the final autopsy to make arrangements for the funeral, which had been carded for today, but Millington said he will postpone final rites until he gets the final autopsy report.

Sources from the North-Central Regional Health Authority, said the final report would be complete on Friday.

Millington said his wife has not been holding up well and is in a state of depression since the death of their child. “I am the strength of the family right now. I am holding them up...holding everybody up,” Millington told Newsday.

Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar, after expressing condolences to the family, said she was “saddened to hear of the death of the child” and has spoken with Health Minister Dr Fuad Khan about using his resources in treating with the matter. The doctor who performed the surgery has since been suspended with basic pay. NCRHA chairman Dr Shehenaz Mohammed says there is no process for disciplining a doctor except for the Medical Council which deals with two things — licensing and discipline. This would include drinking and driving or advertising which they are not allowed to do.

“Clinical negligence does not come before the Medical Council because that would require expert witnesses which the Medical Council is not equipped to deal with,” she said.

Mohammed said within the RHA or the Public Service the disciplinary process was for all employees of the RHA where an RHA Conduct Regulation Act was passed by Parliament in 2009.

Mohammed said discipline was in keeping with good industrial relations and natural justice, adding if there was a need for further investigation, the chief executive officer of the RHA could set up a panel who would present a report that would determine whether the employee would be suspended or fired. Mohammed said doctors could seek redress once they were brought before the board by going to their union, the Medical Practitioners Association of Trinidad and Tobago (MPATT).

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Senators query medical standards
By ANDRE BAGOO Wednesday, March 12 2014 (T&T Newsday)

IT IS NOT a compulsory requirement for medical doctors to continue training in order to be registered to practice, Minister of Health Dr Fuad Khan told the Senate yesterday. Amid concerns over the standard of practice in the medical field given recent reports of botched C-section surgeries, Khan was questioned by Independent Senator Dr Victor Wheeler over requirements for renewal of registration of doctors.

Wheeler, an obstetrician/gynecologist, asked, “Could the minister indicate whether it is the intention of the Council of the Medical Board of Trinidad and Tobago to have continued medical education become a requirement for the renewal of registration by doctors in order to practice medicine?”

Khan said, “the continuing medical education is not a requirement at this time, but it may be in the future.” He told Senators gathered at the International Waterfront Centre, Wrightson Road, Port-of-Spain that said continued medical education is, “not tied to registration and is voluntary, not mandatory”. Wheeler asked Khan if he thought doctors should be forced to continue their education while on the job, “in light of developments”. However, the question was not allowed by Senate President Timothy Hamel-Smith as it sought an opinion of the minister and not fact.

PNM Senator Faris Al Rawi – acting as Opposition Whip in place of an ill Camille Robinson-Regis — queried whether there was a conflict between a lack of a compulsory requirement for continued education for registration and the details of the contracts drafted by regional health authorities for medical staff.

“In the contracts I have seen the requirement of some form of continued education,” Al Rawi said. Khan said the contracts drawn up by the regional health authorities are not tied to the requirement of registration. He did not address whether there was a need for this to be so.

Wheeler further raised the question of the status of the council of the Medical Board of Trinidad and Tobago. The council regulates the Board and is charged with determining the standards to ascertain fitness to practice medicine. Wheeler said there is currently no council in place.

Khan said, “Cabinet has approved the appointment of a council of the Medical Board and they should be getting instruments of appointment this week.”

Khan also commented on the appointment of the Tobago Regional Health Authority. He said the Tobago House of Assembly had submitted its nominees to the Ministry of Health (as opposed to directly to Cabinet) last November, was directed to re-submit the names to Cabinet, but there had been some delay in submission directly to Cabinet.

He said Minister of Tobago Affairs Dr Delmon Baker was called in to “expedite” the process. However PNM Senator Shamfa Cudjoe queried whether there was ambiguity over the reporting line on the issue.

“It is unfortunate that the TRHA board names were supplied by the THA in a tardy manner,” Khan said. He said a new board had been approved “four or five weeks ago”.

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UWI DEFENDS DOCTOR
By Anna Ramdass
By anna.ramdass@trinidadexpress.com

Story Created: Mar 13, 2014 at 9:42 AM ECT
Story Updated: Mar 13, 2014 at 9:42 AM ECT

The University of the West Indies (UWI) yesterday defended its consultants as well as the doctor who performed the botched Caesarean surgery, saying the doctor had a successful record of over 100 surgeries and required no supervision.

On March 1, Quelly Ann Cottle underwent a C-section  by a young specialist Registrar at the Mt Hope Women’s Hospital where the head of her seven month old son— who was to be named Simeon— was sliced open, penetrating the brain tissue.

The doctor has since been suspended pending the outcome of an independent investigation into the baby’s death.

Health Minister Dr Fuad Khan had initially questioned why an elective surgery was set for Carnival Saturday and why the consultant was absent.

North Central Regional Health Authority (NCRHA) management has sent letters to both consultants questioning their absence and why the doctor was unsupervised.

The NCRHA also sent a letter to UWI requesting the cooperation of the consultants in the investigation.

In a release yesterday, UWI stated that given the doctor’s qualifications and track record, it was not necessary for the consultant to be present.

Referring to Cottle’s case, UWI stated that one consultant was on pre-approved leave while the other was on call.

It noted that standard operating procedures set by the Ministry of Health provide that Caesarean sections in all high risk cases should have a Registrar or Consultant in attendance.

The release stated that at the Mt Hope Maternity Hospital, it is the established practice that an experienced Specialist Registrar would conduct the C-Section but would have access to advice and support and, if needed, intervention by the Consultant.

It added that standard practice under the Trinidad and Tobago health care system does not require an on-call consultant to be present at the time of a C-section being conducted, unless there is a special need to do so.

“In the case of Mrs Quelly Ann Cottle, the Specialist Registrar (employed by the RHA, with no conditions or restrictions to functioning in this capacity) who undertook the procedure, is an experienced Specialist Registrar in O&G who holds the MRCOG — Membership of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Certificate (London),” stated UWI.

It stated that records would indicate that the doctor, within the last two years, performed over 100 unsupervised and successful C-Sections at the Mt Hope Maternity Hospital, including those for high-risk pregnancies.

“It is within this context that when Mrs Cottle’s C-section was scheduled, the UWI consultant who was on call, and was accessible, was not requested to be in attendance,” stated UWI.

UWI stated that at the Mt Hope Women’s Hospital, the NCRHA has four units in Obstetrics and Gynaecology and of the four units, three are led by RHA Consultants and one (Unit A) is led by UWI Consultants.

It stated that the UWI led team is the only unit within O&G that has two consultants — both of whom are UWI staff and who also do clinics, ward rounds and teach surgeries in addition to being on-call on a rotational basis.

UWI stated that these consultants operating at the RHA are Honorary Consultants to the RHA and supervise junior medical staff who are employed by the RHA.

The family of baby Simeon are awaiting a final autopsy report which should be ready by tomorrow before they proceed with funeral arrangements.

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C-section report handed to Health Minister states:
BY Anika Gumbs CCN Senior Multimedia Investigative Journalist

The report into the death of a newborn baby whose head was cut during a Caesarean Section has stated that Dr Javed Chinnia, the surgeon who performed the surgery on mother Quelly Ann Cottle, listed the incident as a “surgical event/surgical error”.

The March 9 document sent to Health Minister Dr Fuad Khan is titled “Report into the death of infant of Quelly Ann Cottle” and was submitted by acting quality coordinator of the Mt Hope Women’s Hospital Laldaye Jadoonanan.

Page four of the report which was obtained exclusively by the Sunday Express states that following the March 1 surgery on Cottle, an “adverse event” incident form was completed by Dr Chinnia who highlighted the incident during Cottle’s C-section.

Her baby, named Simeon, sustained a cut to the head during the C-section and died hours later.

The report states: “Dr Chinnia listed the nature of the event as a surgical event/surgical error resulting in the death of the patient.”

The report quotes his description of the event as: “A Caesarean Section was being performed for delivery as there was severe intrauterine growth restriction. Routine procedure was followed.

The lower uterine segment was first incised using the scalpel. The incision was opened with blunt dissection using a small artery clip. On delivery of the fetus a laceration about 3-4cm was observed across the scalp. The Paediatrician present was informed immediately as to was the patient.”

But in his statement to the North Central Regional Health Authority (NCRHA) board (under which the Mt Hope Women’s Hospital falls) on the surgery, Dr Chinnia notes that he spent about three hours after the C-Section “counselling” Cottle and monitoring her blood pressure after he was informed that the baby Simeon’s condition had worsened and the prognosis was poor.

His statement says that he observed there was an “injury” to the baby’s scalp. The surgery was performed on March 1 at 2.34 p.m.

 However, in Chinnia’s statement also obtained by the Sunday Express he does not list the baby’s head being cut as a surgical error.

His stated: “While performing the operation an injury to the fetal scalp was found at delivery and the Paediatrician was informed. The mother was also immediately informed as she was under spinal anaesthesia. The rest of the procedure was routine and a tubal ligation was also done as requested by the patient.”

Chinnia’s statement read: “I remained in the operating theatre until the baby was transferred to the Intensive Care Unit.At 5 p.m. I left the compound to have some lunch. At about 5.45 p.m. I was informed that the neonate’s condition had worsened and the prognosis was poor.

I then returned to the hospital at 6 p.m. The rest of the evening was spent counselling the patient and keeping a close watch on her blood pressure as she had a hypertensive disorder of pregnancy. Once she was stable I left at 9.15 p.m. to have a shower and I returned for rounds in the birth department at 11 p.m. and then went to rest.

 I then started ward rounds on my unit patients at about 5.30 a.m. on March 2, 2013 until 8 a.m. when we finished on the natal ward.”

The quality report also noted information listed in Chinnia’s statement and that of midwife Selima Mohammed.

 Section Three of the report said: “The Caesarean Section was performed by Dr Javed Chinnia when it was noted that the infant sustained a three to four centimetre scalp laceration likely as a result of the small artery clip used for blunt dissection of lower segment.

However, the midwife’s report indicates the surgeon made a small smiley face incision and asked for a six-inch artery forceps which he used to extend the incision as per usual. There appears to be some conflicting information between the surgeon and the midwife’s report.”

And while questions were asked by the Dr Shehenaz Mohammed-led board as to why University of the West Indies (UWI) consultants Dr Bharat Bassaw and Dr Mary Singh-Bhola were not present during the surgery, the quality report did not list the reasons for the doctors being absent.

The UWI in a release last Wednesday indicated the it was not necessary for consultants to be present during the surgery. 

The release stated that one of the consultants was on leave while the other consultant remained on call.

 The quality report said Bassaw and Singh-Bhola are consultants attached to Unit A of the hospital.

However, nowhere in the quality report does it state that Bassaw was to proceed on a leave of absence with effect from March 1 to 3.

The hospital roster obtained by the Sunday Express listed both Bassaw and Singh-Bhola as scheduled for duty on March 1, 2014.

However, a note stating Bassaw’s leave of absence is listed below the roster.

Meanwhile, Singh-Bhola, who was asked to submit a report on her whereabouts during the surgery wrote:  “Unit A was on duty on March 1, 2014. I arrived at the hospital- Mt Hope Maternity Hospital at 10.30 a.m.  By that time ward rounds were completed. I was advised by the registrar of the various patients on the labour ward and the proposed management plans.

I was also informed of the planned Caesarean Section scheduled to be performed later that day as was previously agreed upon on the patient Quelly Ann Cottle due to severe hypertension with associated fetal growth restriction.  I left the hospital at midday but was available for on-call (advice, assistance as needed).”

Singh-Bhola said in the report that she was informed of baby Simeon’s injury.

“I was informed by the registrar of the injury which was sustained at the time of the Caesarean Section. At that time, the neonate was being managed by the paediatricians and no obstetric intervention was needed hence the reason for not coming. I was again called later that night to inform me of the subsequent demise of the neonate. I was called a few times later that night for advice regarding the management of other patients.”

The Sunday Express learned that Singh-Bola was not required to be at the hospital during the surgery.

A senior medical source yesterday told the Sunday Express that either a registrar or consultant is required for a Caesarean Section with assistance from a junior officer and a scrub nurse.

 Anaesthetic consultant Dr Ruth Ramkissoon was also cited in the report.

 According to the quality report, Ramkissoon learnt of baby Simeon’s death via a newspaper article five days after the incident.

 “Dr Ramkissoon indicated in her report that she was the anesthetic consultant on call for the day but was not informed of the incident since it was not an anaesthetic-related matter. She further stated that her first knowledge of the incident was on March 6, 2014 when she read the newspaper article,” the quality report said.

The quality report also noted that the laboratory was not informed that a high risk patient was being taken to the theatre for a Caesarean Section.

 Listed also in the report is a summary of statements from members of staff who were on duty and on call on the day of the surgery.

 In its conclusion the report stated: “In the absence of a root cause analysis and clinical review no conclusion can be determined on the clinical aspect of the adverse event.”

The report also noted a need to closer examine compliance with the Ministry of Health Obstetrics and Midwifery Standard Operating Manual and on call coverage of the hospital by all consultants and registrars.

It was also recommended that an independent investigation be launched into the matter.

Medical staff on duty

Medical reports show that staff in attendance on the day were:

Surgeons: Dr Chinnia and Dr Meera Bissoon

Anaesthetist: Dr Viswaswara Rao Kurapati and Dr Angela Ofomata

Paediatrician: Dr Cara Ranghell

Scrub nurse: Judith Edwards

Circulating Nurse: Crystal Henry

Midwife: Selima Mohammed

Rec room nurse: Sister Fareeda Khan.

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Tragedy

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Ian Allen show the baby in the funeral home and the cut on the head.

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C-section doctor’s full statement
Story Created: Mar 15, 2014 at 9:59 PM ECT (T&T Express)

Following is the full statement by Dr Javed Chinnia to the NCRHA outlining his activities from 8 a.m. on March 1, 2014 to 8 a.m. on March 2, 2014:

“I arrived at the hospital at 8.15 a.m. that morning and proceeded to the antenatal ward for rounds. At about 8.45 a.m. Dr Mitchell called me to discuss a patient who was in the birth department for whom I recommended for a Caesarean Section.

Dr Mitchell joined me and we completed the ward round, seeing both our unit patients as well as others who’s units were not on duty. We identified two patients in need of urgent Caesarean Section, one of whom was Quelly Ann Cottle.

I then went to the birth department where I saw an admission who needed an emergency Caesarean Section and I informed Dr Bissoon who was already in the operating theatre. This was about 11 a.m.

At this time I had also discussed  with Dr Bissoon the patients seen on the gynaecology ward as she had done the rounds there.
I was informed that the patients were all stable and did not require my review. I went to the emergency department  where I saw the patients who were waiting there until I was called back to the birth department to review a patient in labour. This patient also required an emergency Caesarean Section.

By 2 p.m. I had joined Dr Bissoon in the operating theatre to offer her a break after having done three emergency  Caesarean Sections for the day already. We then proceeded with the first urgent Caesarean Section from the antenatal ward which was Ms Cottle. While performing the operation an injury to the fetal scalp was found at delivery and the Paediatrician was informed. The mother was also immediately informed as she was under spinal anaesthesia. The rest of the procedure was routine and a tubal ligation was also done as requested by the patient. I remained in the operating theatre until the baby was transferred to the Intensive Care Unit. At 5 p.m. I left the compound to have some lunch. At about 5.45 p.m. I was informed that the neonate’s condition had worsened and the prognosis was poor. I then returned to the hospital at 6 p.m. The rest of the evening was spent counselling the patient and keeping a close watch on her blood pressure as she had a hypertensive disorder if pregnancy. Once she was stable I left at 9.15 p.m. to have a shower and I returned for a rounds in the birth department at 11 p.m. and then went to rest.

I then started ward rounds on my unit patients at about 5.30 a.m. on March 2, 2013 until 8 a.m. when we finished on the natal ward.”

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Ian Allen show the baby in the funeral home and the cut on the head.

Scandalous.

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Ian Allen show the baby in the funeral home and the cut on the head.

Scandalous.

I think they really need to do something about that man boy. As a matter of fact all media reporting on these things need to be addressed.

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I think they really need to do something about that man boy. As a matter of fact all media reporting on these things need to be addressed.

I didn't see it, but I'm sure in his typical bombastic style he's trying to make this out to be an outrage.  The loss of a life, especially of a newborn should never be taken lightly or as a matter of routine, but sadly these types of things (lacerations during C-Sections) are a lot more common than the public realizes.  Even I wasn't aware of how frequent it is... I was delivered via Caesarean, and just assumed it was a routine procedure.  Not so...

http://patientsafetyauthority.org/ADVISORIES/AdvisoryLibrary/2004/dec1(4)/Pages/09.aspx

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I think they really need to do something about that man boy. As a matter of fact all media reporting on these things need to be addressed.

I didn't see it, but I'm sure in his typical bombastic style he's trying to make this out to be an outrage.  The loss of a life, especially of a newborn should never be taken lightly or as a matter of routine, but sadly these types of things (lacerations during C-Sections) are a lot more common than the public realizes.  Even I wasn't aware of how frequent it is... I was delivered via Caesarean, and just assumed it was a routine procedure.  Not so...

http://patientsafetyauthority.org/ADVISORIES/AdvisoryLibrary/2004/dec1(4)/Pages/09.aspx

Makes me cringe to read tbh. Didn't know it was that common, lets hope any kids I have don't require the mother to have one!

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The lower uterine segment was first incised using the scalpel. The incision was opened with blunt dissection using a small artery clip. On delivery of the fetus a laceration about 3-4cm was observed across the scalp. The Paediatrician present was informed immediately as to was the patient.”

This line bothers me is Chinnia GP or OB-gyn where was the pediatrician during surgery?

Other basic questions when were the consults informed? Is Chinnia a resident or attending?
Was he ever given a toxicology for alcohol or drugs? Why was the Minister of Health so quick to defend him and talk about how many pregnancies the mother had..wait that is self-explanatory

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DON’T LET MY BABY DIE IN VAIN
After death of baby Simeon at Mt Hope, mom Quelly Ann Cottle begs PM to fix the medical system:
By Anna Ramdass (Express)
 
Quelly Ann Cottle has made an appeal to Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar to not let her baby die in vain, but instead use his death to fix the horrors in the health sector.

“I want to appeal to the Prime Minister, this could be a blessing, fix this, not just in Mt Hope, but ensure that no one, not just mothers and babies, no person should have to complain.” said Cottle in a telephone interview with the Express yesterday.

She said her entire family had been happy and preparing for a new light in their home but now they are planning a funeral because the system failed her and her baby.

Cottle suggested further that the medical licence of the doctor responsible should be revoked as he should not make any future errors which would result in the death of a baby.

Dr Javed Chinnia performed a C-section on Cottle on March 1 in which her seven months, two weeks old foetus was cut on the head resulting in his death.

He has since been suspended pending the outcome of an independent investigation.

The Sunday Express exclusively published parts of a report into the death of the baby which was sent to Health Minister Dr Fuad Khan titled “Report into the death of infant of Quelly Ann Cottle” by acting quality coordinator of the Mt Hope Women’s Hospital Laldaye Jadoonanan.

According to the report, Chinnia listed the incident as a “surgical event/surgical error”.

In the report Chinnia detailed what happened the day of the surgery.

“A Caesarean section was being performed for delivery as there was severe intrauterine growth restriction.

Routine procedure was followed. The lower uterine segment was first incised using the scalpel. The incision was opened with blunt dissection using a small artery clip. On delivery of the foetus a laceration about 3-4cm was observed across the scalp. The paediatrician present was informed immediately as was the patient”.

He also stated that he spent about three hours after the C-section counselling Cottle and monitoring her blood pressure following her baby’s death.

“He’s (Dr Chinnia) the one that made the error, he’s the one who cut my child on his head and he needs to stand the responsibility for it. My baby might have been a preemie (premature baby) but he is dead, bottom line is I have a dead child,” said Cottle.

She said she understands in life mistakes are made but not when it comes to human life.

“He should not be making errors when it comes to human life, I put a lot of work into ensuring my child would be okay, just one error caused me to lose my child,” said Cottle.

Cottle said contrary to Chinnia’s statement, he did not spend three hours counselling her the day her baby died.

“They did monitor my blood pressure and said I will be okay. He (Chinnia) probably stayed about an hour, no longer than an hour. Dr Mitchell was the one who stayed with me and held my hand for an hour plus. She just sat there with me and my dead baby, she said she didn’t know what to say and I told her just being there meant a lot,” said Cottle.

“Dr Chinnia left and he came back in the morning early and he stayed with me for about an hour again, he was just talking but everything was a blur what he said, I was just there hugging my baby blanket,” she added.

She said at no point did Chinnia say an error was made which resulted in her baby’s head being cut.

She said the doctor informed her that because of her baby’s prematurity he was unable to survive the cut.

“I just feel that this is an ongoing nightmare and I was hoping that I could wake up soon and hug my baby,” she said.

Emil Millington, the baby’s father, said the doctor as well as the consultants should be held accountable.
“In my mind these doctors are on vacation, they are still being paid, this is madness,” he said.

He noted that there has also been controversy surrounding the role of the consultant on duty.

Millington said that all hands should have been on deck in his wife’s delivery and no one should be making excuses or running from blame.

The couple are expected to decide today on whether there will be a second autopsy on the baby and a date for his funeral.


Quelly Ann Cottle