Sad: A 10-Day-Old Baby Died At KNUST Hospital During Circumcision
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A 10-day-old baby has died at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) Hospital in Kumasi during a circumcision procedure.
Faraj Mohammed was sent to the facility for a male circumcision procedure but sources at the facility allege he suffered cardiac arrest during the procedure.
He died a few minutes later while under the care of the medical team.
The situation has left the parents of the baby devastated.
On April 3, Mohammed Jamal, 36, a private security officer and Halimatu Adams, 27, a fashion designer took their son to the KNUST Hospital for a simple procedure, male circumcision.
Faraj Mohammed was received by a nurse who took him to the theatre for the procedure.
“The baby was 10 days old so we decided to send him to hospital for circumcision. Whilst at the hospital, they showed us the theatre. We met a nurse who examined the baby, undressed him and took off his diapers and told us everything was okay,” says Mr Jamal.
The wild cry of the baby was heard for the last time by the parents who were seated at the waiting area of the theatre.
Then some senior nurses and doctors were seen rushing into the theatre, a development which made the parents distraught.
The baby’s mother, Halimatu Adams, knew something bad had happened to the baby, but had to endure a long wait to hear news about her son.
“I became restless a few minutes later. A woman who spoke to me in Hausa tried to calm me down but it was impossible. I felt like attending nature’s call.”
The inconsistencies in communicating the situation to the parents fuelled speculations about his condition.
Whilst the couple were asked to get a hospital attendance card to prepare for admission of the baby, an ambulance was brought in a few minutes later to transport him to the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital for further treatment.
Then came the time to break the news of the death of the baby to the parents.
“I didn’t allow the doctor to finish what he was saying…I told him I think my child was dead…I felt something bad had happened to my son,” Halimatu recounted to JoyNews.
