It turned out that the nurse had taken the wrong baby; however, several days after the daughter was switched back, she died of ineffective treatment.
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A pair of twin sisters were born smoothly in the Huai Chang County People's Hospital, and Tao’s family from Huai Chang County was overjoyed. However, when they changed the diaper at home after being discharged from the hospital, they found that one of the babies had become a boy. Mr. Tao quickly asked the hospital, and the hospital sent a girl baby over. Several days later, the recovered girl fell ill and died despite medical treatment.
"How could such a bizarre event really happen?" Yesterday, in Shan Bo Village, Shan Bo Town, Huai Chang County, Xinyang City, the child's father, Mr. Tao, was heartbroken.
[Bizarre]
After being discharged from the hospital, the female infant turned into a male infant.
Yesterday, Mr. Tao told the reporter: "My wife is very sad and has returned to her parents' house with the child."
From the intermittent descriptions of Mr. Tao's family, the reporter learned about the ins and outs of the matter. On January 18, after being pregnant for 34 weeks, Mr. Tao's wife gave birth to a pair of twin daughters smoothly in the Huai Chang County People's Hospital. Since the twins were premature, the doctor sent the children to the neonatal intensive care unit for treatment. Ten days later, the condition of the twin daughters stabilized. At 11 a.m. on January 27, Mr. Tao arranged discharge procedures for his wife and two daughters.
When leaving the hospital, holding the two infants handed over by the nurse, Mr. Tao and his family did not notice any abnormalities. However, upon returning home, when changing the baby's diaper, they surprisingly found that one of the female infants had turned into a male infant. The family quickly contacted the hospital.
[Tragedy]
The female infant passed away a few days after being switched back.
"The doctor said it was because the nurse took the wrong baby." The child's grandmother told the reporter.
Several hours later, the hospital staff delivered a female infant to Mr. Tao's home and took the male infant back. To express their apology, the hospital also sent gifts and money. According to the markings on the child's hand, the child's family learned that the hospital staff had taken the wrong twin sister, Tao Da Ni.
"Upon birth, Da Ni was very healthy, while Xiao Ni was slightly weaker," the child's grandmother said. However, "Since Da Ni was switched back, we noticed that Da Ni's health condition was obviously worse than Xiao Ni's."
At 5 p.m. on February 2, Mr. Tao's wife noticed that Da Ni's breathing was abnormal and her face was blue-purple, so she quickly brought her to the Huai Chang County People's Hospital. After oxygen therapy, the infant was transferred to the Xinyang Central Hospital. In the morning of February 5, the infant passed away due to ineffective treatment at the Xinyang Central Hospital. The cause of death diagnosed by the Xinyang Central Hospital was: premature infant, low birth weight infant, sepsis, neonatal cold injury, disseminated intravascular coagulation, multiple organ failure.
[Aftermath]
The hospital compensated the parents of the twins.
"Da Ni's health condition was always good... It must be that the hospital staff took the wrong patient and used the wrong medication, leading to the child's death." After analyzing, Mr. Tao's family believed this. Mr. Tao then confronted the hospital for an explanation.
After the incident, the Huai Chang County Party Committee and County Government attached great importance to it and immediately formed a working group. Yesterday, the working group concluded: Upon investigation, due to the negligence of medical staff, Tao Da Ni was taken incorrectly upon discharge, constituting a serious mistake; during the time period when the child was taken incorrectly, no drug treatment was administered, so there was no error in medication; the diagnosis of the cause of death by the Xinyang Central Hospital determined that the child's death was not causally related to the Huai Chang County People's Hospital taking the wrong child.
In an interview, Ma Guoyun, the president of Huai Chang County People's Hospital, said: This matter has been resolved, and the victim's family will no longer pursue the matter. As for how the child was taken incorrectly, Ma Guoyun did not respond. Mr. Tao's family told the reporter: The hospital had already paid compensation. Regarding the amount, the Tao family kept silent. An informed person said it should be 50,000 yuan.
Yesterday, the Huai Chang County Party Committee, County Government, and health authorities ordered the hospital to take this as a lesson and actively rectify the situation.