I lost a friend whom i had known since primary school at one of the "best" hospital in the country while she delivered a baby girl who will be 3 years in June.It was one of the saddest days of my entire life,being a mother too i couldn't believe she wouldn't hold,cuddle or kiss this baby she had carried for 9 months.She bled to death because the doctors could do nothing to save her.

They used to say that whenever a woman goes into labour in this part of the world, a grave opens. Sad that this is still true here. And perharps our lax laws and that code of silence. What’s the worst consequence a medical professional has faced because of negligence? Most people do not bother to take thsese matters further - maybe because of this culture of attributing life and death to God's will. Have heard way too many horror stories about preventable deaths. Giving birth should not be this big a risk.

@Snazzy, please name this hospital that's supposed to be one of the best so that we can be well informed as we make our choices

I am afraid that this probably sounds good but other than affordability,having own doc could also open doors for disaster esp. in hospitals where the consultant gets a share of the money raised from a delivery or an operation/CS.Can you believe that in one of the hospitals- a leading hosp-an intern had to step in to do a CS because a consultant was held up in another hosp........and that was not all,the intern had to wait for the consultant to come and stitch her up ....it was the only way the consultant could bill the said hospital :(

you should name these hospitals and consultants,if nothing, its a step towards curbing this. They should not be protected. Name and shame