A doctor and a nurse sentenced to the death of a child before birth

The court also prohibited him from pursuing a medical profession for three years and fined him 10,000 euros. zł. However, Ewa G., a nurse who falsified medical records in this case, was fined 4,000 people. zł. A woman is forbidden to practice as a nurse and midwife for two years. Convicts must also pay the parents of the deceased child 1644 and 822 respectively for their expenses.

In the fall of 2012, Ewelina Bednarska, at the Sosnowiec Municipal Hospital, did not recognize the risk of pregnancy on time. There was no test for pregnancy poisoning suggested by the attending physician. The woman was released from the hospital. After a few days, she was again in serious condition, and the doctor was convicted, despite alarming CTG recordings, indicating severe fetal hypoxia, and sent the pregnant woman back to the ward only

Michał W. was found guilty that day. in Sosnowiec, exposed the child of Ewelina and Michał Bednarski to the immediate danger of the loss of life. Although the CTG test indicated too frequent contractions indicating deep intrauterine hypoxia and progressive intrauterine acidosis, the physician only referred the pregnant woman to the department. He also informed no one of the bad result of the test. The boy came to the world dead on November 5, 2012.

– From the incomprehensible to the court, the accused did nothing, although you were complicated, the pregnancy was in danger , you were lying in the same hospital earlier, everything should be allergic to her serious condition. In the opinion of the experts, the result of the CTG study clearly indicated – contrary to the assertions of the accused – that immediate measures should have been taken – says Judge Piotr Głogowski

– When you were admitted to the emergency room, the child was alive but strangled, wrapped in the umbilical cord. There were no contraindications that would come into the world. The patient died among the doctors and nurses, because no action was taken and the accused did not act – he added.

The court also acknowledged that the behavior of the accused was reckless and that the hospital in Sosnowiec was disorderly. . In the opinion of the court, the sentences imposed are adequate to the considerable degree of harm of the accused. – If a nurse, who is supposed to take care of the patient, falsifies the documentation acting to the detriment of the patients, then it is necessary to speak of the lack of appropriate approach to the exercise of their functions – emphasized by the judge Głogowski.

The verdict is not final. The court did not award damages to the parents of the deceased child, but indicated that the injured parties could demand it at the civil level. The accused did not show up for the verdict. Plenipotentiary Michał W. Marcin Prasałek told reporters that he did not agree with the court's arguments and that he would rule on the appeal after hearing the written justification of the verdict.

The late Michał's father did not dismiss Bednarski's appeal. – Very big relief. We will take further action after consulting the boss – he told reporters. As he said, his wife did not feel ready to go to court on Monday. – I do not know which is the most dominant – whether it is anger or helplessness, or the feeling "I was right" and why it had to last for so many years? In another case, also pending in the Sosnowiec District Court, the former head of the Gynecology and Obstetrics Department of the Sosnowiec Municipal Hospital, second doctor, was injured, added Michał Bednarski

. and midwife who were involved in Ewelina Bednarska before and during childbirth.

After the tragedy of the Bednarski family, the head of the Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics in Sosnowiec was dismissed from his management duties. As the representatives of the management of the institution have explained, the conclusions formulated by the patient's ombudsman, who has been interested in the matter after the requests of parents to the department of the health, were the basis of this decision. Previously, an obstetric expert had an objection to how the department operated.

The Ombudsman for Human Rights found that the hospital had violated the patient's right to information and medical records. Among other things, it informs staff of the applicable regulations and sanctions against those who violate the rights of patients. In the following letter, based on the opinion of a specialist in the field of gynecology and obstetrics prof. Krzysztof Preis, the spokesman said that the violation of patients' rights had a broader scope and also related to the medical services themselves

In the conclusion of his opinion, prof. Preis pointed out "a series of deficiencies in the modern management of all pregnancies and perinatal care". The professor expressed the belief that the pregnant woman did not have access to comprehensive medical services compatible with contemporary obstetrics. He described the care of the patient as "fatal", "anachronistic". At the same time, he pointed out that "due to the lack of sufficient information, it is impossible to indicate a causal relationship between this care and the death of a child

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