GPH faces new accusations of negligence after stillbirth

Sumarie Balwant

The family of a 35-year-old woman, who delivered a stillborn baby at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) on Wednesday afternoon, blames negligence by medical personnel and is calling for a thorough investigation to be launched.

Sumarie Balwant, called “Shalinie,” 35, of Lot 640 Good Hope, East Coast Demerara, is currently hospitalised at the GPH. Up to late yesterday, she was in a stable condition and was showing some signs of improvement.

Stabroek News understands that Balwant was pregnant with her second child. She had delivered the first via Caesarean section (C-section).

On Monday when she visited the GPH clinic, which she had been attending throughout her entire pregnancy, Balwant was