CALLOUS
Beeld 20/01/2013. Janine Meiring rushes to hospital on Christmas day, feeling that something is not well with her unborn baby. She is referred to another facility because of known complications with previous pregnancies and births. What is wrong with this scenario? Should a large facility like Pretoria West Hospital not be qualified for this type of emergency - gosh, Obstetrics! At the second facility, Kalafong Hospital, she has to undergo a sonar. The medical person- I find it difficult to call him Doctor as this title is normally reserved for someone that values human life and has compassion for those in pain , ignores all the signs of a woman that is already progressed far into labor. He virtually forces her to get up after the sonar test, he then prevents her from sitting or lying down on the floor, subsequently instructs her not to attempt to cup her hand(s) between her legs Why? (This action is an instinctiv...