His wife gave birth to twins in the sixth month and one of them died in "nursery"

“Abu Ahmad” is unable to pay 540,000 dirhams a hospital bill

Abu Ahmed's wife suffered severe bleeding due to problems with the placenta when she was at the end of the sixth month of pregnancy, so he took her to a private hospital in Sharjah, and after seeing the doctor, he decided the need for an early labor operation, to save the lives of the mother and twins together, and an emergency Caesarean delivery was performed. The twins were placed in the intensive care unit for premature infants (nursery) and they stayed there for three months, and one of them died.

The cost of their residency amounted to 540 thousand and 545 dirhams, and the inability of the father, who works as an accountant with a salary of 8,000 dirhams, to provide the amount, and he appeals to the people of good and merciful hearts to help him pay the large sum that he owed.

The father, an Indian, told Emirates Today that his wife was pregnant in the last week of the sixth month, and she suffered severe bleeding and was unable to move. He carried her quickly to the hospital where she was following the pregnancy, and the doctors took the examinations and x-rays, and it was found that the placenta They are separated, the lives of the wife and twins are in danger, and a Caesarean section is required to save their lives.

He continued, “I felt very afraid for my wife, because of her critical condition, and I feared losing her, so I agreed to have the operation, and a cesarean delivery was performed, and the twins (Muhammad and Ahmed) came to life without their full growth, and my wife's life was saved, and the two babies were admitted to a section. Intensive care for premature babies (nursery), until they complete their growth.

(Abu Ahmad) said: “The twins stayed in the nursery for about three months, and received all the necessary medical care with constant follow-up by doctors, and one of them (Muhammad) died, as he was very weak and was subjected to severe shortness of breath, which led to his death.”

"I lost one of my children, and I feel very sad for him, and the problem is my inability to pay the bill for their long stay in the hospital," the father added.

He added that the hospital administration told him the need to pay the full cost of their stay 540 thousand and 545 dirhams, and this is a large amount that he could not pay even a small part of it, especially since his financial conditions are difficult because he is the only provider for his family of three, and his salary is 8,000 dirhams, of which he pays 2900 dirhams in bank installments And 1500 dirhams for the rent of the house, and 1000 dirhams per month to his family in India, and the remainder of the salary hardly meets the requirements of daily life.

He expressed his hope that the hands of good people would reach him by helping him pay the hospital bill so that he could obtain his passport.

Detachment of the placenta

According to the medical report issued by the hospital, and Emirates Today obtained a copy, the birth took place early at the end of the last week of the sixth month of pregnancy, due to the mother's exposure to severe bleeding, due to the separation of the placenta, which posed a threat to her life and the life of the twins.

He explained that the twins were born without their lungs being fully developed, and each weighed 530 grams, which necessitated their stay in the intensive care unit for premature infants (incubation), intensifying treatment and continuously following up their health status until they improved, and they were under constant observation and follow-up by doctors.