Horror hospital mix-up sees medics perform abortion on the wrong mother: Prague ... trends now
A horror patient mix-up at a Prague hospital left a foreigner with an unwanted abortion without the expectant mother's consent or knowledge, with medics blaming the blunder on a 'language barrier'.
The error occurred on March 25 at the Bulovka University Hospital after a woman in the fourth month of pregnancy attended what she thought would be a routine check-up.
Due to a horror mix-up that went unnoticed by the nurses, doctors, a gynecologist, and an anesthesiologist involved, she was put under anesthesia that was intended for another patient, who was also a foreigner.
The healthy pregnant woman was then subjected to a curettage, a type of uterus surgery and method of abortion, that was scheduled for the other patient.
Following the devastating procedure, the woman miscarried.
A health expert told local media that aside from gross staff negligence, a language barrier likely led to the tragic incident.
A healthy pregnant foreigner was subjected to an unwanted abortion at the Bulovka University Hospital, Prague, after a patient mix-up
The hospital has apologised to the patient and her family and is ready to offer compensation
Speaking to Czech media outlet Seznam Zpravy, gynecologist and vice-chairman of the Czech Medical Chamber Jan Přáda said: 'A Czech-speaking patient would probably actively resist the fact that she is going to undergo a procedure that she does not understand'.
It is currently unknown which language the medical professionals had spoken in when communicating with the affected patients.
'The goal must be to do a root analysis, identify
