Senior doctor at Phuket state hospital denies malpractice allegations
Wiparatana Nathalang


Nampon Inthawong comes to Vachira Phuket Hospital on May 10 to demand answers about the death of his wife and child.

PHUKET: -- A senior doctor at Vachira Phuket Hospital has denied allegations that malpractice was involved in the recent tragic case of the mother who died in childbirth with her baby dying two days later.

He also denied rumours that the baby was left inside 37-year-old Pontip Bootdikam for 30 minutes after she died, stressing that the hospital did everything it could to save both of them.

The case came to light on May 10 when Namporn Intawong, 42, the bereft taxi driver husband and father of the baby went to the hospital with 50 relatives and friends to demand answers.

Dr Nara Kingkaew, the Deputy Director of hopital’s Medical Department, has told The Phuket News, “We are waiting for the autopsy results from the Police Hospital [in Bangkok].

“We suspect that [Mrs Pontip] suffered from amniotic fluid embolism.” The doctor strenuously denied that Mrs Pontip was left for 30 minutes after her death, with her baby still inside her.

“We did not leave her unattended. We were working very hard trying to save her, inserting tubes, giving her oxygen, and promptly starting CPR to save her life as well as [that of] her baby. The doctor was with her the whole time.

“The mother was fine in the morning when the doctor in charge checked on her. We checked her blood pressure, which was normal. The progress of labour as smooth

“This was her third pregnancy, her first and second deliveries were fine.

“We decided against doing a Caesarean section because natural delivery is better for both the mother and the baby.”

“ An amniotic fluid embolism is a nightmare for all obstetricians around of the world. This catastrophy is not preventable.”

He appealed to media to “be more careful when reporting news about medical services in hospital.

“An inaccurate, superficial, untrue story most of the time causes public anxiety and misunderstand, rather than doing any good at all.

“We assure the public that [Vachira Phuket] hospital will give the best service possible to people.”

Source: http://www.thephuketnews.com/senior-doctor-at-phuket-state-hospital-denies-malpractice-allegations-46397.php


-- Phuket News 2014-05-22

...so sad....and if negligent....shameful.....

.....malpractice would imply ....incompetence....save face at all costs.....???

I truly feel for this poor father/husband

Doctors and nurses...have each others backs...most of the time...will never know if this tragedy could have been prevented...

the father is a good man and does not deserve this..i know him personally...very sad..i hope that the truth will be revealed..

RIP these two souls

my condolences

An amniotic fluid embolism is one of those very very rare complications that can be fatal, even with the best of medical care And it can come out of nowhere. The family may claim negligence, but it's one of those things that happens when life just isn't fair.

And not one hint of remorse to the family..just veiled threats to the media to be more careful what they report. I'll make sure I never go to that hospital