A mother of six from Yarakita Village, North West District, is now dead after attempts to get her medical treatment following the at-home delivery of her last child proved futile last Thursday.
Sherene Abrahams, 35, died sometime around 5 pm last Thursday while being transported to the Mabaruma District Hospital, several hours away from her home.
Stabroek News was told by a resident, that Abrahams’ husband had left their home in Yarakita, a village close to the Venezuela border, on Thursday morning to notify the Community Health Worker (CHW) that she was experiencing contractions and was in need of medical attention. However, the CHW reportedly told the man that his wife would have to visit the health centre since she could not leave the clinic.