Girl, 17, succumbs at GPHC after third C-section delivery

Nikacia Allen

A 17-year-old mother of three is Guyana’s latest maternal death.

Nikacia Allen died on Sunday, 27 days after giving birth to her third child via Caesarean Section (C-Section) at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC). She is the seventh reported maternal death for this year.

When contacted by Stabroek News for comment on the case, acting GPHC CEO Allan Johnson yesterday said that “a committee has