A Nigerian man, Chris Adams, has taken to Facebook to mourn the tragic loss of his pregnant wife, Victoria Paris, who reportedly died during childbirth after a doctor allegedly refused to perform a life-saving blood transfusion due to religious beliefs.
In a heart-wrenching post, Adams recounted how his seven-months pregnant wife began experiencing severe abdominal pains and was rushed to Standard Maternity Clinic in the Borokiri Church Hill area of Port Harcourt.
He noted that the clinic had successfully handled the births of their other children in the past, but this time, things took a devastating turn.
Adams revealed that although the Caesarean section was successful, his wife lost a significant amount of blood and urgently needed a transfusion.
However, the doctor allegedly refused to administer the transfusion, citing her faith as a Jehovah’s Witness—a religion that discourages blood transfusions.
He also condemned the hospital’s poor operating conditions, claiming there was a power outage during the surgery, forcing the medical team to scramble to start the generator in the middle of the procedure.
Adams further alleged that the family was misled into signing the consent form and blamed the doctor’s religious beliefs for his wife’s tragic death.
He wrote; “We lost our beloved to the cold hands of death. My beloved was 7 months pregnant and started feeling pains in her stomach. She was rushed to Standard Maternity Clinic here in Port Harcourt at Borokiri Church Hill.”
“To be honest, it was at this hospital she gave birth to her other children, but this case was different. She gave birth through CS — I mean operation.”
“The doctor ran an operation on her, which was successful, but my beloved lost a lot of blood and needed blood to support her life.”
“But the doctor said she doesn’t do that in her hospital because she is a religious person (Jehovah’s Witness).”
“First, you forget your religion before running a hospital.”
“Second, you run an operation in your hospital with Nigerian NEPA light, which failed during the operation before they started running to put on the generator. My beloved was killed by the doctor’s religious belief.”
“The family was tricked to sign for the operation because of their selfish interest. Victoria Paris, we miss you. I NEED JUSTICE FOR MY BELOVED.”
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