Gbagada General Hospital accused of baby swap, family says they were given the wrong child to bury

A distressing incident has left a family in agony after a mix-up at Gbagada General Hospital allegedly led to the exchange of babies, with one family claiming that the baby they were given to bury was not their own.

The ordeal began on Sunday, December 1st, when the sister of the narrator, a first-time mother, was admitted to the hospital.

She had been experiencing contractions and her water had broken earlier that day.

Upon admission, a doctor examined her but “failed to provide any report or explanation” about her condition. “He instructed her to do a scan the next day, which she did, returning with the results by 10:20 a.m.,” the family member explained.

By noon on Monday, December 2nd, no doctor had reviewed the scan results, leaving the family anxious. “My sister signed out of the ward to attend her physiotherapy appointment. While there, she received a call at about 2:30 p.m. that the doctors were finally available.”

“She rushed back to the ward, only to endure another examination without any explanation or communication about her condition or treatment options,” the family member said.

With the welfare of her unborn child in question, the mother was left “in the dark.”

That evening, a doctor mentioned that she might be induced, but when she sought more details, another doctor allegedly responded in a rude manner, “Do you want to be treated or not?”

On the early morning of Tuesday, December 3rd, the induction process began with the administration of Cytotec (misoprostol) at 12:41 a.m.

The second dose followed at about 7:40 a.m., and by 9:20 a.m., the woman was in active labor. According to the family member, “around 10:30 a.m., the baby was delivered.”

However, the situation took a tragic and shocking turn when the family was informed that the baby handed to them was not their own. “Our baby is Okolie’s baby, but we were handed Adefisan’s baby to bury,” the family member asserted, claiming that the hospital had swapped the babies.

The mix-up has left the family devastated, as they continue to seek answers from hospital authorities.

FULL STATEMENT: 

“Gbagada General Hospital Swapped My Sister’s Baby

Our baby is Okolie’s baby, but we were handed Adefisan’s baby to bury.”

“On Sunday, December 1st, my sister was admitted to Gbagada General Hospital. She was a pregnant woman whose water had broken earlier that day. She was contracting but not dilating. At the maternity ward, a doctor examined her but failed to provide any report or explanation.”

“At the maternity ward, a doctor examined her but failed to provide any report or explanation. He instructed her to do a scan the next day, which she did, returning with the results by 10:20 a.m.”

“By noon on Monday, December 2nd, no doctor had reviewed the scan results.”

“my sister signed out of the ward to attend her physiotherapy appointment. While there, she received a call at about 2:30 p.m. that the doctors were finally available. She rushed back to the ward, only to endure another examination without any explanation or communication about.”

“About her condition or treatment options. A worried first-time mother, she was left in the dark about her baby’s welfare.”

“That evening, a doctor mentioned she might be induced and when she asked for details about the process, another doctor rudely shouted.”

 “Do you want to be treated or not?”

“In the early hours of Tuesday, December 3rd, she was induced with cytotec (misoprostol). The first dose was administered at 12:41 a.m., and the second at about 7:40 a.m. By 9:20 a.m., she was in active labor and round 10:30 a.m.”

“A doctor emerged from the labor room with a baby struggling to breathe. I later learned this was my sister’s baby, and I was asked to get supplies for the baby, who was being admitted to the Neonatal Unit (NNU). At the NNU, we were not allowed to see the baby.”

“The father had a brief moment with him, and my sister saw him once on Wednesday morning at 9:00 a.m. That evening, the father was called to conduct an SB test (direct and total bilirubin) for the baby.”

“Shockingly, the test form had a wrong name and he raised concerns. On Thursday, December 5th, tragedy struck, we were informed that our baby went into a medical emergency at around 5:00 a.m. and passed away around 7:00 a.m. My parents, who had been at the hospital overnight, were not informed during the crisis.”

“Instead, the hospital only contacted the father later that morning to announce the baby’s death.”

“Devastated, my family began the process of claiming the baby’s body for burial. The body was transferred to the morgue, where we were handed a note without any name on it.”

“After pleading with the morgue staff, they reluctantly added our family name.(Okolie’s baby)However, when we opened the baby’s body, we discovered it was not ours. We had been given someone else’s baby to bury.

Just as we were accepting our fate, an added pain.”

“Throughout our ordeal at Gbagada General Hospital, we experienced gross negligence, lack of professionalism, and a complete disregard for human dignity from the doctors and nurses to the blood bank and attendants.

We are now seeking public support to ensure that justice is served.”

“The hospital management and staff must be held accountable, and our baby must be returned to us. My sister is deeply hurt and needs closure. This baby was supposed to be her first child.”

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