Three weeks after a 38-year-old woman had succumbed at the Georgetown Public Hospital after giving birth, that health facility has reported that two other women have succumbed during childbirth. These are a 31-year-old who died on January 6, 2023, and a 25-year-old who died on January 1, 2023.
This was revealed on Friday via a press statement, which read, “The GPHC expresses its sincerest condolences to the families of the deceased, and will make every effort to provide all the necessary support during this difficult time, to render any assistance and information needed,” the release added.
“The GPHC is appealing to the public to respect the confidentiality of the deceased and her family, and to allow them to mourn their unfortunate loss peacefully.”
In the latter part of December 2022, the 38-year-old woman succumbed to health complications days after giving birth. In November, 2022, two pregnant women: a 19-year-old and a 40-year-old, lost their lives at the GPHC and the Infectious Diseases Hospital respectively. It was reported that both women had extremely complicated cases.
Dr Anthony reported that the 40-year-old woman had hailed from New Amsterdam, and had been transferred to the Infectious Diseases Hospital at Liliendaal, Greater Georgetown after developing complications and requiring intubation. She eventually died after numerous attempts to save her life had failed.
The teen who died had had pre-eclampsia – a hypertension disorder that can occur during pregnancy.
“This resulted in the person having several seizures before even coming to the Diamond Hospital, and then (being) sent to the Georgetown Hospital.” This teen had reportedly died shortly after giving birth to twins, and the babies were stillborn.
In addition to those cases, back in October, 2022, a 31-year-old mother of two, Rashanna Dindayal of Lodge, Georgetown, and her unborn child had died at that city hospital. Also, Navita Maraj, a 39-year-old mother of five, and her unborn child had died at the GPHC on October 29.
