Docs keep close watch on woman who did C-section on self:
MANILA, Philippines—The physical condition of a woman who performed a Caesarean section on herself has stabilized but she has to be subjected to a psychiatric evaluation to ascertain her mental state.
Sta. Ana District Hospital director and surgeon Dr. Mario Lato told the Inquirer Friday that the 28-year-old woman, a midwife, remained under close observation.
“We still do not know the complications of what she did to herself,” he said.
Using an ordinary kitchen knife and with no anesthetic, the woman slashed open her belly and uterus to remove a baby from her womb Wednesday afternoon and then sewed herself up with a regular needle and thread. Her baby which apparently had...
Keep on reading: Docs keep close watch on woman who did C-section on self
MANILA, Philippines—The physical condition of a woman who performed a Caesarean section on herself has stabilized but she has to be subjected to a psychiatric evaluation to ascertain her mental state.
Sta. Ana District Hospital director and surgeon Dr. Mario Lato told the Inquirer Friday that the 28-year-old woman, a midwife, remained under close observation.
“We still do not know the complications of what she did to herself,” he said.
Using an ordinary kitchen knife and with no anesthetic, the woman slashed open her belly and uterus to remove a baby from her womb Wednesday afternoon and then sewed herself up with a regular needle and thread. Her baby which apparently had...
Keep on reading: Docs keep close watch on woman who did C-section on self
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