(Exclusive) Aljustrel: Baby born at gas station due to lack of doctors.
The lack of obstetricians in the specialty of Emergency Services, It led pregnant to be diverted to Évora, or births in ambulances. Zita was born in the ambulance of Aljustrel Fire.
A woman gave birth yesterday, cerca the 13,30 hours, inside an ambulance, Aljustrel in a filling station, when heading for Évora, a 120 kilometers away, due to lack of obstetricians in the ER of the Beja Hospital.
The small Zita came into the world with the help of Aljustrel firefighters and ambulance personnel SIV (immediate life support) Castro Verde, which was driven to the site. The baby and mother were then conducted to Beja.
The Aljustrel Firefighters have seen this year birth year three babies, before chgarem maternity. In one case, They not arrived to intervene, because the mother took the child to the door of the barracks, In the other two births were attended by corporate elements.
This was the case that best reflected the embarrassment that the lack of a second obstetrician brought in Beja Hospital.
Another case occurred in the municipality of Moura, where a woman was transported directly to the Evora Hospital over 85 kilometers away.
since the 08,00 Sunday hours and up to 08,00 hours of tomorrow, pregnant must use, by own means, to the Holy Spirit Hospital services, Evora, crossing over 80 kilometers without any medical assistance.
At issue is the fact that the Local Health Unit of the Lower Alentejo (ULSBA) failing to appoint a second physician OB / GYN for ER, which runs on the 5th floor of the Hospital José Joaquim Fernandes, which leads to the impracticability of care of pregnant women.
“Imperative of force majeure”, says Board of ULSBA
Asked by Lidador News (LN), the Board of Directors of ULSBA justifies the situation "arises from an imperative of force majeure, having been exhausted every effort to ensure the presence of the second expert ", adding the AC seen in the "unwanted contingency proceed to said closure", justified.
The administration of the hospital caveat that "emerging situations will be subject to care by a multidisciplinary team that is the ER, returning to normal tomorrow ", concluded.
As in previous situations will be communicated to the woman or family, that will have to resort by their means to another hospital and the closer will be the Evora Hospital. Other hospitals that mothers may use will be Setubal, Faro and Portimão.
Fourth time this year
This is the fourth time that this situation occurs in the Hospital José Joaquim Fernandes, since in the end-of-week 5 and 6 January, 2 March and 12 April was the same situation, It was sometimes "remedied intermittently" for a few hours with the doctor in attendance, for the care of patients admitted to the Obstetrics Service, which runs on the 5th floor Beja Hospital.
Teixeira Correia
(journalist)
Photo: Copyright
