Kenyan Man Shares how Wife Who Trusted Influencers Died While Giving Birth
- Victor Ambula and his wife, Zippy, had a beautiful life with their boys, and they were looking forward to having a baby girl
- The hospital Zippy chose came highly recommended by influencers, but sadly, she didn't know that it was allegedly not good enough in some aspects
- Zippy died in the theatre, and the hospital reportedly refused to write a medical report for her until the husband caused a fracas to get the note
Nairobi: A man identified as Victor Ambula is still bitterly mourning his wife, who sadly died in October 2024, after alleged medical negligence in a city hospital.
Source: UGC
Speaking on Dialogues with Jagero, Ambula said he was looking forward to a beautiful life with his wife, who was his campus sweetheart and childhood friend.
"She got pregnant and gave birth to Jeremy, 11, then Jason, 8 and after seeing what she was going through to give birth I was okay with the two. She said now that we have two boys, she wouldn't mind a girl, and she got pregnant," he said.
"We went through the clinic, checks ups and everything and during the last one were told the baby was wrongly placed; the placenta didn't develop the way it was suppose to and she was to go for Caesarian."
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When was Zippy admitted?
When the couple arrived in the hospital, they were advised to go for an elective Caesarean procedure, and they chose the best date. Zippy was admitted on October 22 and was to go to the theatre the following day.
Ambula left the hospital at 7pm, and the following morning, he was called to the hospital.
"I told the nurse I'm here for my wife and she showed me the baby. After one and half hours in theatre I went to check and was told my wife bled so much and they were trying to stabilise her, they asked if they I wanted to see her," said Ambula.
According to Ambula, his wife was lying there, trying to breathe, and the doctor asked him to give them time. AT around 3 pm, he was at the door of the theatre, and when nurses were passing, their faces changed.
"I was informed that 'your wife didn't make it , she died at around 2.45'. I could say that was the darkest day of my life; looking at the babies she left, our relationship, it wasn't an easy message to take," he recalled.
Apparently, Zippy got postpartum haemorrhage after giving birth, and her organs failed.
"We were given six hours to take body the morgue. I tried to get a letter to the morgue and they denied me so we had had to go to Kitengela police station," claimed Ambula.
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Why is Ambula fighting for his wife?
According to Machozi ya Misho founder, Lawrence, placenta previa should be handled at a level five or level six probability because the probability of overbleeding or going to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) is high.
"The procedure was not performed by a gynaecologist and by the time he was called, it was too late. She was attended to by the clinic officer and nurses," said Lawrence.
Where do influencers come in?
Some health facilities market their services, and according to Lawrence, the law does not permit such advertisements.
"These ones do use influencers. Women believe these people," he said while pointing out a case where an ifluencer said that the city hospital had qualified doctors to carry out procedures but it turned out that they were not specialists.
Machozi Ya Mwisho is an organisation that advocates against maternal mortality, and when it happens and there is negligence, they help in litigation as well.
"With a team of lawyers, we are helping Ambula get justice for free," he said.
Lawrence said they will one day go to court to ask about hospitals marketing their services.
How did Kenyans react to the story?
@MimiMkenya:
"As a woman who grew up in Kenya, I'm glad more men are speaking up about these issues!!! It's about time ❤."
@Heisgreat7777:
"Jagero, you've not given this sensitive topic justice it deserves. You are the best, and I believe that you can improve on your concentration, questioning techniques."
@empire254KE:
"Time to hold people accountable. We can't be loosing women during the birth process so recklessly like that. This is very hurtful. More advocacy and more voices are needed."
@mercykamonde413:
"Thank you for hosting the 2 gents, this kind of conversations need to be held more often. Unfortunately I feel Jagero wasn't paying the attention this deserves. ...just saying."
@SeraphineOkumu:
"Finally, we are having pertinent conversations on the deeply problematic influencer culture, especially in Kenya, started with them glorifying gambling, now hospitals, this particular one has been anikwad for being shady on several occasions."
Man dies after losing wife during childbirth
In another story, a Kenyan family mourned the untimely death of teacher Patrick Wachira, who died in a horrible road accident on the night of Friday, April 4, just a year after he lost his wife.
Wachira’s wife died in December 2023, and she was also a teacher. Her death hurt many people in her community as well.
Murang’a woman representative, Betty Maina, shared the sad news on social media and expressed deep sorrow over Wachira’s passing.
Proofreading by Mercy Nyambura, copy editor at TUKO.co.ke.
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