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UK: Doctor Accidentally Decapitates Premature Baby During Botched Birth by revontuli(f): 9:11pm On May 10, 2018
A PREMATURE baby was decapitated inside his mum's womb when a top NHS doctor detached his body from his head during a botched birth, a tribunal heard.

The hearing was told the first-time mum was then forced to undergo a C-section to remove the head - which was sewn onto the tragic tot's body so she could hold him and say goodbye.

It is alleged Dr Vaishnavy Laxman, 41, should have given the 30-year old patient an emergency Caesarean section at Ninewells Hospital, Dundee, as the baby was in a breech position.

But it is claimed the consultant gynaecologist instead attempted to carry out the delivery naturally and told the mum to push while pulling the baby's legs.

This caused his legs, arms and torso to become detached, leaving the head still in his mother's womb, the hearing was told.

At a Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service in Manchester, the mum - known as Patient A - told Dr Laxman “I don’t forgive you - I don’t forgive you” as the doctor stared down at the floor. The mum, holding two teddy bears in her arms, told the hearing it was her first birth and had been assured she would be given a C-section in the event of a breech birth.

She told the tribunal she was not informed about what would happen next, before being told to push.

She said: ''The only pain relief I was given was a spray on my tongue.

"I was told it was meant to loosen my cervix but I was not given gas and air - I was in pain.

"I had the doctors putting their hands inside me and I had them pushing on my stomach and then pulling me down."

The grieving mum said Dr Laxman apologised after she was told her son had died - but as she didn't know what had happened she told her "it’s alright, these things happen, I forgive you".
She added: "She went away but I started screaming when I found out the full extent - I was just crying. I was upset because of the severity of his injury.

“I would never use the word stillborn, he was not stillborn he was decapitated.''

Midwife Mona Chard described the birth as "something you cannot forget and Patient A was very distressed".

Lawyer for the General Medical Council Charles Garside QC said: “Dr Laxman allegedly delivered the legs, torso and arms successfully but whilst trying to deliver the head, it got stuck in the cervix.''


https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/6252191/baby-decapitated-nhs-doctor-breach-birth-vaishnavy-laxman/

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Re: UK: Doctor Accidentally Decapitates Premature Baby During Botched Birth by dominique(f): 9:27pm On May 10, 2018
Chai! What a tragedy, the worst thing to ever happen to an expectant mother. Which 21st century doctor pulls out a breech premature baby through the vagina? That's 150 shades of stupid. Even more annoying is that the C-section she was avoiding was eventually carried out to remove the severed head. That crazy quack doctor deserves to have her license revoked.

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Re: UK: Doctor Accidentally Decapitates Premature Baby During Botched Birth by NwaAmaikpe: 11:03pm On May 10, 2018
shocked


Not surprised,
What do you expect from a Dundee doctor?

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Re: UK: Doctor Accidentally Decapitates Premature Baby During Botched Birth by Kraspo(m): 11:03pm On May 10, 2018
Dear God!
"Some of the things that are done in your name.
I mean some of the things that are undone under the flimsy facade of your name"


May God console the mother

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Re: UK: Doctor Accidentally Decapitates Premature Baby During Botched Birth by iamprofralph: 11:03pm On May 10, 2018
How did he become a doctor for Gods sake?

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Re: UK: Doctor Accidentally Decapitates Premature Baby During Botched Birth by Cowmilk(m): 11:04pm On May 10, 2018
Really pathetic
If this can happen in the UK with their advanced medical care,
Nigerian Docs deserve some accolades




Btw NL is the only place pple don't sleep


Lala. .u no dey tire?

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Re: UK: Doctor Accidentally Decapitates Premature Baby During Botched Birth by niqqa(m): 11:04pm On May 10, 2018
Thank God for life
Re: UK: Doctor Accidentally Decapitates Premature Baby During Botched Birth by Nobody: 11:05pm On May 10, 2018
Jesus!!! What level of cruelty is this! This is traumatic!

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Re: UK: Doctor Accidentally Decapitates Premature Baby During Botched Birth by wwwtortoise(m): 11:05pm On May 10, 2018


This is a case of murder.

That consultant gynaecologist should be stripped off medical qualifications and should be transferred straight to a prison facility.

So unprofessional and to think the same CS the consultant ignored to deliver the baby in one piece will still be undertaken to extract the trapped decapitated head of the baby from the womb.


Imagine the trauma the woman will have to live with .

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Re: UK: Doctor Accidentally Decapitates Premature Baby During Botched Birth by Yoruba4Life: 11:05pm On May 10, 2018
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Re: UK: Doctor Accidentally Decapitates Premature Baby During Botched Birth by niqqa(m): 11:05pm On May 10, 2018
[quote author=Cowmilk post=67456701][/quote]
And over 2.5 undecided

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Re: UK: Doctor Accidentally Decapitates Premature Baby During Botched Birth by theconsortium: 11:06pm On May 10, 2018
This is the same UK our politicians are running to and even Buhari...hmmmmm..if I talk now

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Re: UK: Doctor Accidentally Decapitates Premature Baby During Botched Birth by Deji63: 11:06pm On May 10, 2018
Wack doctors who had their degrees by hook or crook in their home countries have found their way into foreign lands. Some of them are no better than cleaners yet lay claim to being doctors. Even a pig go soon wear doctor coat. SMH.

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Re: UK: Doctor Accidentally Decapitates Premature Baby During Botched Birth by Nobody: 11:06pm On May 10, 2018
Lord have mercy.
Rip in advance to his medical license.

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Re: UK: Doctor Accidentally Decapitates Premature Baby During Botched Birth by fiercehillz(m): 11:06pm On May 10, 2018
This is extremely painful...most medical complications are caused by the carelessness of doctors. If na naija d mama for nor get the real gist

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Re: UK: Doctor Accidentally Decapitates Premature Baby During Botched Birth by Didi2d(m): 11:07pm On May 10, 2018
Thanks God. No be Nigerian doctor!!

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Re: UK: Doctor Accidentally Decapitates Premature Baby During Botched Birth by MrBigiman: 11:07pm On May 10, 2018
dominique:
Chai! What a tragedy, the worst thing to ever happen to an expectant mother. Which 21st century doctor pulls out a breech premature baby through the vagina? That's 150 shades of stupid. Even more annoying is that the C-section she was avoiding was eventually carried out to remove the severed head. That crazy quack doctor deserves to have her license revoked.

U don carry come again. Breech delivery still happen and the doctor probably lacked the technique. For first deliveries, breech delivery should be discouraged. Subsequent pregnancy, some criteria and dialogue with patient would determine the route of delivery.

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Re: UK: Doctor Accidentally Decapitates Premature Baby During Botched Birth by onyx1470(m): 11:08pm On May 10, 2018
that must have been hard on the mother
Re: UK: Doctor Accidentally Decapitates Premature Baby During Botched Birth by eleojo23: 11:08pm On May 10, 2018
Very bad
Re: UK: Doctor Accidentally Decapitates Premature Baby During Botched Birth by BiggerbossAmani(m): 11:09pm On May 10, 2018
No pictures for back up
Re: UK: Doctor Accidentally Decapitates Premature Baby During Botched Birth by AgentGoat: 11:09pm On May 10, 2018
Not good
Re: UK: Doctor Accidentally Decapitates Premature Baby During Botched Birth by nobodysmanrob(m): 11:11pm On May 10, 2018
Tragic
Re: UK: Doctor Accidentally Decapitates Premature Baby During Botched Birth by t12tosin: 11:11pm On May 10, 2018
Like wow
Re: UK: Doctor Accidentally Decapitates Premature Baby During Botched Birth by Danaire(m): 11:13pm On May 10, 2018
Dis may be a quack doctor who bribed his way thru school. There are a lot of them here in Nigeria. Some times events/happenings lik dis wont allow one blame doz doing medical trip overseas. If they dnt forget scissors, scarpel or swabs inside a patient, they will give wrong medication. They jst want to pride themselvs by the name "I am a doctor."

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Re: UK: Doctor Accidentally Decapitates Premature Baby During Botched Birth by Olukokosir(m): 11:14pm On May 10, 2018
Nd buhari is running der for surgeries and check up..

If na 9ja e apn, he go hear whinn
Re: UK: Doctor Accidentally Decapitates Premature Baby During Botched Birth by worlexy(m): 11:14pm On May 10, 2018
Breech extraction for a first timer with a preterm baby for that matter? The guy must be quack

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Re: UK: Doctor Accidentally Decapitates Premature Baby During Botched Birth by pussyAvenger: 11:15pm On May 10, 2018
Which kind buhari child be that

Them commot your hand

Still Commot your leg yet you no wan show face

The Doc try abeg
Re: UK: Doctor Accidentally Decapitates Premature Baby During Botched Birth by Bomgirl(f): 11:16pm On May 10, 2018
dominique:
Chai! What a tragedy, the worst thing to ever happen to an expectant mother. Which 21st century doctor pulls out a breech premature baby through the vagina? That's 150 shades of stupid. Even more annoying is that the C-section she was avoiding was eventually carried out to remove the severed head. That crazy quack doctor deserves to have her license revoked.

As soon as my doc said my baby was breech, I just carried myself jejely to prepare for cs.

This is horrible. cry cry cry

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Re: UK: Doctor Accidentally Decapitates Premature Baby During Botched Birth by IDEKEALUMONA(m): 11:16pm On May 10, 2018
MrBigiman:


U don carry come again. Breech delivery still happen and the doctor probably lacked the technique. For first deliveries, breech delivery should be discouraged. Subsequent pregnancy, some criteria and dialogue with patient would determine the route of delivery.

lack the technique? We are talking about a consultant gyanaecologist here bros.

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