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CUBA
Infant's death attributed to medical negligence,
fight ensues
RANCHUELO, Cuba - July 21 (Félix
Reyes Gutiérrez, Cubanacán
Press / www.cubanet.org) - After Yannara
Pérez' baby asphyxiated during the
delivery, her husband and mother blamed
medical personnel and attacked them, causing
police to intervene.
Pérez, 20, was referred to the maternity
hospital in the provincial capital, Santa
Clara, by doctor Juan Álvarez, who
initially saw her in the nearby town of
Ranchuelo. Álvarez recommended Pérez
go to the capital to deliver because of
the position of the baby, loss of placental
fluid, and heart irregularities he detected.
Medical personnel at the Mariana Grajales
hospital in Santa Clara, however, determined
Pérez could give birth naturally.
The baby was stillborn later on the night
of July 15.
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