Teresa Lalltoo, a mother who lost a baby after medical personnel at the West Demerara Regional Hospital (WDRH) chose to artificially rupture her amniotic sac, is claiming that the absence of theatre staff at the institution led to her child being stillborn.
Doctors at the institution have told Stabroek News that they cannot confirm Lalltoo’s claim, since they are not familiar with the details of her case. They have, however, confirmed that the hospital has been operating with a staff shortage in the theatre for the last two years—a situation which has resulted in the theatre not being operational on Sundays.
On Saturday, Lalltoo told Stabroek News that she was taken to WDRH at about 7:30 on the evening of the previous Saturday, April 18th. After being made to wait for about 30 minutes, during which time she was accused by a nurse of trying to “put on a show,” Lalltoo was