Family of latest maternal death still to be contacted by hospital

Kaimattie Sooknanan

The family of the 33-year-old teacher, who died as she was being transported to the Georgetown Hospital subsequent to giving birth at the New Amsterdam Hospital, is yet to be contacted by the latter hospital and told what transpired prior to the woman’s death.

Kaimattie Sooknanan, of Number 68 Village, Corentyne, Berbice, died on her way to the Georgetown Public Hospital on Saturday morning after she delivered her second child by caesarean section at the New Amsterdam Hospital on Friday. Her baby boy is said to be healthy but remains at the GPH.  Mrs. Sooknanan was declared as being in a stable condition by doctors at New Amsterdam after the delivery.

“The hospital nah inform me… them leff me alone just like that… Them aint tell nobody nothing. Me aint know what happen to my wife, why she had to get operation, why she had to