Pregnant woman passes away as Jehovah’s Witness doctor refuses blood transfusion

A Nigerian man, Chris Adams, has taken to Facebook to mourn the tragic loss of his pregnant wife, Victoria Paris, who reportedly passed away during childbirth after a woman, a Jehovah’s Witness doctor allegedly refused to conduct a life-saving blood transfusion due to religious beliefs.

In a heart-wrenching post, Adams narrated that his wife, who was seven months pregnant, began experiencing abdominal pains and was rushed to Standard Maternity Clinic in the Borokiri Church Hill area of Port Harcourt.

According to him, the hospital had previously handled the delivery of their other children, but this time, the situation took a different turn.

He revealed that while the Caesarean section (CS) was successful, his wife lost a significant amount of blood and required an urgent transfusion.

However, the doctor reportedly declined to carry out the transfusion, citing her faith as a Jehovah’s Witness, which discourages the practice.

Adams also criticized the hospital’s operating conditions, claiming that power supply was lost during the surgery, and the medical team scrambled to start the generator mid-operation.

He alleged that the family was misled into signing consent for the operation and blamed the doctor’s religious beliefs for his wife’s death.

His full statement reads:

“We lost our beloved to the cold hands of death. My beloved was 7 months pregnant and started feeling pains in her stomach. She was rushed to Standard Maternity Clinic here in Port Harcourt at Borokiri Church Hill.”

“The doctor ran an operation on her, which was successful, but my beloved lost a lot of blood and needed blood to support her life.”

“But the doctor said she doesn’t do that in her hospital because she is a religious person (Jehovah’s Witness).”

“First, you forget your religion before running a hospital.”

“Second, you run an operation in your hospital with Nigerian NEPA light, which failed during the operation before they started running to put on the generator. My beloved was killed by the doctor’s religious belief.”

“The family was tricked to sign for the operation because of their selfish interest. Victoria Paris, we miss you. I NEED JUSTICE FOR MY BELOVED.”

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