The obstetrics and gynecology department of Zhongda Hospital is now dealing with the baby incident!
In response to the enquiry, the DH said that on September 16, the DH received a report from the Chinese University of Hong Kong Hospital of a case of misidentifying the mother of a newborn baby while breastfeeding.
The Department of Health is conducting an investigation and has requested the hospital to submit a detailed report within four weeks and follow up on the findings.
Lam Siu-keung, a specialist in obstetrics and gynecology, said that because doctors will allow some pregnant women to breastfeed even with infectious diseases, such as hepatitis B, if a newborn baby accidentally ingests other people's breast milk, it may be infected with infectious diseases.
"Hong Kong 01" also inquired about the situation with the Zhongda Hospital and is waiting for a reply.
The obstetrics and gynecology department of Zhongda Hospital is currently dealing with a baby accident.
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DH asks hospital to submit detailed report within four weeks
The Department of Health responded to the enquiry that the obstetrics and gynecology department of the CUHK Hospital had disturbed the baby. The Department of Health stated that on September 16, the DH received a report from the CUHK Hospital of a wrongly identifying the mother of a newborn baby while breastfeeding.
The Department of Health is conducting an investigation and has requested the hospital to submit a detailed report within four weeks and follow up on the findings.
Queen Elizabeth Hospital misidentified two baby girls in 2009.
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Queen Elizabeth Hospital misplaced two baby girls in 2009, involving human error
The last time the baby was disturbed was in 2009. Queen Elizabeth Hospital once mis-adjusted the identities of two baby girls. At that time, the postpartum ward staff did not follow the established procedures and did not clearly check the identifications on the hands of the two baby girls. Under the label, the identification label of the QR code was mistakenly worn on the feet of two baby girls.
Lam Siu-keung, a specialist in obstetrics and gynecology, said that in general, the information on the bracelet attached to the baby will contain the mother's name and ID card. The baby is put on the bracelet, and the baby's bracelet is cut off after discharge to ensure that nothing goes wrong.
He went on to point out that at present, whether in public or private hospitals, it is ensured that only one pregnant woman will be delivered in a delivery room at the same time, so there are few cases of disturbing the baby.
He also pointed out that because doctors will allow some pregnant women to breastfeed even if they have infectious diseases, such as hepatitis B, if a newborn baby accidentally ingests the breast milk of others, it may be infected with infectious diseases.
He believes that the incident is serious and must involve human negligence. "It happened all the time in the past, so we put a lot of effort into improving it. It shouldn't be a mistake."
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