A 26-year-old lady died at the Nakuru County Referral and Teaching Hospital after undergoing an emergency cesarean section.
According to Nakuru County Chief Executive Committee member of Health Roselyn Mungai, Elizabeth Njoroge was admitted to the health facility on Friday, 11am, and was scheduled to undergo surgery on Saturday.
“Ms Njoroge was admitted with a postdated pregnancy and was in the early stages of labor,” read the statement in part.
A 26-year-old lady dies after undergoing an emergency cesarean section. Photo: Courtesy.
Roselyn Mungai moreover noted that the surgery was completed at 11:30 am and Elizabeth safely delivered a baby boy before experiencing unexpected complications.
However, the hospital is said to have delayed transferring Elizabeth to an ICU unit because there were no beds available until 3:00pm.
Elizabeth then met her untimely death at 5:41pm after going into cardiac arrest.
Elizabeth’s family on the other hand believes that her death was a result of negligence.
Elizabeth’s husband, Benson Kinyanjui noted that their journey to the hospital on Good Friday raised no alarm, and his wife was in good health.
He faulted the facility for keeping the sad news under wraps for hours.
