A young couple are calling on health officials to investigate the medical staff at the West Demerara Regional Hospital, whom they say did not give their premature baby a “fair chance” to live.
According to 19-year-old Vishwanie Persaud, the mother of the premature baby, she was just over five months pregnant with what was supposed to be her second child when she visited the hospital last Thursday. She explained that she started experiencing belly pains, which prompted her to visit the hospital.
Upon her arrival, the young woman said she was asked to take a urine test and was subsequently taken to be examined. It was during the examination that Persaud reportedly went into labour and gave
