Medical Apathy in US! Doctor Drops Baby On Its Head; Parents Demand Apology From Arizona Hospital (Watch Shocking Video)
Parents of the child said they were left shaken on seeing their baby girl being dropped while being cleaned.
Doctors at Chandler Regional Medical Center in Arizona, the United States dropped a premature baby on her head moments after she was born. Shocking video of the incident which was released by parents of the baby has gone viral on social media. The footage shows a doctor wrapping newborn baby Morgan in blankets on a table. The medic can be seen surrounded by other hospital staff when the child slips out of his hand and falls to the table. He immediately gets hold of the child and continues to wrap it. The video has gone viral causing social media outrage. Kolkata's 5-Month Old Baby Girl Becomes Youngest Indian to Get Liver Transplant in 10-Hour-Long Surgery.
Parents of the child said they were left shaken on seeing their baby girl being dropped while being cleaned. Monique Rodgers went into labour on February 14, weeks before her due date. The US couple were informed that their twin daughters were arriving prematurely, but healthy. Morgan was delivered first and was handed over to a doctor to be cleaned when the medic dropped her. Derrick, the father who was quite excited at the arrival of his twin daughters was videographing the whole scene, when he caught the horrifying scene on camera.
Here is the video (viewer discretion advised):
The parents are demanding an apology from the hospital and want to know if the fall will have any long-term effects on the child. Monique told KNXV-TV, "I feel like she was treated like a sack of potatoes. I kind of promised myself that I would never watch that video again." Derrick confronted the doctor and said, "I told him, 'You dropped my baby,'. He had like a nonchalant look on his face. Then I showed him the video, and he had nothing to say after that." Mom’s Moment of Surprise After She Births a Boy While Expecting a Girl Goes Viral (Watch Video)
An ultrasound conducted a week later found that the child has suffered a small hemorrhage of the brain. However, it is not clear if the injury was caused by the fall or not. Also, the family was made aware of the ultrasound only after six weeks. Meanwhile, the hospital said they cannot comment on the specifics of the incident due to patient privacy laws. Dignity Health Chandler Regional Medical Center in a statement said, "The safety of our patients and their families is always our top concern. The medical team at Dignity Health Chandler Regional Medical Center takes this matter extremely seriously and is working to conduct a comprehensive review."
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