According to 19-year-old Mariam Yahaya, she had returned to
the hospital on Wednesday for a medical review after her delivery by Caesarian
Section.
While on her way to one of the wards at the hospital with her
baby, a woman approached her and asked if she was coming for a checkup.
Mariam Yahaya responded to all questions and ended up giving
her National Health Insurance Scheme card and other medical forms to the woman.
Mariam explained that the woman insisted that she [Mariam]
has to get a face mask and gloves before entering the ward.
She then handed over her medical forms, the NHIS card and
GHS5 to the woman to help her get the protective gear from a pharmacy outside
the hospital.
The woman then requested to
help Marian with the baby since the young mother found it difficult to walk to
the pharmacy.
While at the pharmacy, the woman asked Mariam to wait, but
after some time, she could not trace the supposed helper who had her baby.
“The reason why I gave my baby to her was that she requested
for my NHIS card and the medical form. She told me those were the requirements
before nursing mothers could be given free face mask and hand gloves at the
hospital. I have never seen the woman, but I can identify her when I see her.
This is the first time I have given birth. My baby is fair in complexion and
has a birthmark on its thighs,” she added.
Mariam, who looked devastated and flanked by relatives could
not hold back her tears when she recalled the incident that led to the
disappearance of her baby.
She has appealed to Government and the public to help her
find the baby.
Mariam’s husband, 21-year old Nasiru Abubakar, who is equally
devastated, told Citi News that
“since I heard the issue, I couldn’t eat and I am so frustrated. That is my
first child and it is not easy to lose a baby to a total stranger just like
that.”
Police in the Ashanti Region has begun investigations into
the incident.
The Management of the hospital said its attention has been
drawn to the matter and it would assist police in their investigations.
Source: citinewsroom.com
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