“I almost died when I realised that she was dead,” he said.
“I started thinking of so many things. I understand the Igbo culture and I knew I was in trouble since I had not formalised the union, although; I had her mother’s permission to bring her to Lagos. My family and hers are in the East. My family has gone to her family house in the village but her family said they would not say anything till they see their daughter’s body.
“The family is saying that I should bring her body and that has further compounded my problem. They have accused me of killing their daughter and that because we had not formalised the union, I would have to marry her, do the traditional marriage, pay her dowry and perform everything I was expected to do if she was alive. Blessing and I had planned to travel to the East in December to start preparations to formalise the union

Dr9ce:
Two recurrent episodes of fall within days..looks like eclampsia, not uncommon among primigravidas ( first time pregnancy) , the fact that the pregnancy was well over 20 weeks even makes it more likely. She must have had a second seizure, probably with HELLP syndrome which may explain the bleeding. Women, please whenever you are pregnant register for ANC and insist on your BP check and urinalysis. It's quite unfortunate. May her soul be awakened to joyous activities in the world beyond.

Ishilove:

Maybe you could contact the journalist who carried the story

Ishilove:

No, there are two pits, side by side. She fell into one earlier in the week, and fell into the other which claimed her life.

Truth is there is more to this than meets the eye. The landlord was also negligent because he didn't cover up the pits despite having residents in the building.

Wasters have wasted this young woman. God keep us from blood suckers.

Ishilove:

No, there are two pits, side by side. She fell into one earlier in the week, and fell into the other which claimed her life.

Truth is there is more to this than meets the eye. The landlord was also negligent because he didn't cover up the pits despite having residents in the building.

Wasters have wasted this young woman. God keep us from blood suckers.

nwamehn:



In sane climes, that landlord would have been facing litigations by now.

mrlaw93:
Summary: A pregnant woman falls and died in a pit.

Ishilove:
True that, unfortunately Nigeria is the quintessence of insanity

Yieldings:
It's just appalling that Doctors in Nigeria won't treat patients without being paid first. She needed blood after falling into the pit the first time but she was rejected by 4 hospitals in total, because they didn't have the money for treatment. The Doctor at the last hospital blatantly told her husband to take her home and come back when they have the money for her treatment. This was the same Doctor who told her she needed blood and obviously knowing she was also pregnant. That is just crazy! Why not treat her first?

sapiosexual1:

Chief I don't think an eclamptic fit would transport her from her bed into a pit some meters away. If it were eclampsia, the doctor wouldn't have simply told them they needed blood and requested for 20k, he would have let them understand that the only definitive treatment is delivery (Ofcus by CS) which would surely cost no less than 80k in that part of Ogun state.
Considering the position in which they found her, the orificial bleeding could have been occasioned by ruptured uterus, ruptured IVC and / amniotic embolism.
The most likely differentials I would entertain are :
> Severe Anemia in pregnancy ? cause
> Idiopathic psychosis/disorientation in pregnancy
> Mystical involvement.
However I agree with you that ANC is very Important to preventing such funny occurrences, and ANC sef is cheap

It's just appalling that Doctors in Nigeria won't treat patients without being paid first. She needed blood after falling into the pit the first time but she was rejected by 4 hospitals in total, because they didn't have the money for treatment. The Doctor at the last hospital blatantly told her husband to take her home and come back when they have the money for her treatment. This was the same Doctor who told her she needed blood and obviously knowing she was also pregnant. That is just crazy! Why not treat her first?

Askseek:


How exactly do you want the dr to provide the transfusion she needed? He should pay for it out of his pocket? The dr provided some treatment. Pt needed a transfusion, do you think they keep blood in the refrigerator?