KLANG, Jan 10 — Two obstetric specialists who left a critically bleeding patient, who later died, to “have a drink” have been held accountable, with the High Court in Klang...
Court awards RM6m to family after woman bleeds to death while Klang maternity doctors took break to ‘have a drink’
Judge Norliza Othman ruled that Dr M Shanmugam, Dr A Ravi, and nurses Izaniey Nataliah Jukimin, Nur Aida Mat Isa, and Nessy Yasah were guilty of medical negligence, leading to the patient’s death during treatment, according to a report published inIn the judgment uploaded to the judicial system on Thursday , Norliza stated that M Punita, who was delivering her second child, began experiencing heavy bleeding after her placenta was removed.
Although the nurses were not certified by the Ministry of Health, they were assigned to monitor the patient’s condition. The judge noted that while the doctors were highly experienced in obstetrics, they failed to address common complications associated with childbirth, such as eclampsia and placenta-related issues that can lead to postpartum haemorrhage .“This tragic incident could have been avoided had the two doctors acted swiftly by transferring her to HTAR and closely monitoring her condition instead of leaving her in the care of nurses while Dr Ravi went out for a drink.
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