Hong Kong public hospital denies malpractice after baby dies during delivery, as father suspected negligence

[HKFP] - 12/13/2024

A Hong Kong public hospital has denied malpractice or negligence after a full-term baby died during labour, with the mother ending up in intensive care following haemorrhage and infection due to an emergency caesarean. A man said on Facebook on Tuesday that his 41-week baby girl had died during (…)



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