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Five babies in ICU die, hospital probes
By Cao Li (China Daily)
Updated: 2004-11-04 09:08
Five babies in the intensive cure unit (ICU) of Shanghai Children's Hospital
died on Sunday night, in a case that experts began investigating the following
day.
An official from the hospital who preferred not to release the infants' names
said, "All these five babies were born prematurely, weighing less than 2
kilograms."
"Three of them were already critically ill when they came in, with
undeveloped brains or respiratory systems; the other two barely survived several
life-threatening situations."
Two of the fathers however disagreed, insisting their babies were in good
health, as quoted in the Beijing Times.
The primary conclusions of an investigation into the deaths of the five
babies should be released, at latest, Thursday morning, China Daily was
told Wednesday evening.
Local police joined forces with the Shanghai Municipal Public Health Bureau
in investigating the case on Monday. But, "there has not been any progress till
today," said Yang Ye, an official from the Shanghai Public Security Bureau.
Zou Xiaokang, one of the fathers, claimed that he found all infants in the
ICU in a terrible condition and saw them being treated when he arrived there at
about 8 pm.
Zou showed a reporter from the Beijing Times a medical certificate issued by
the Ministry of Health, proving his girl was born healthy.
Cheng Xiaoyu, another of the fathers, claimed that when he visited the
hospital one day before the incident, doctors told him his son was in good
health and could soon leave the hospital.
Zou and Cheng both sent the bodies of their children to Changhai Hospital for
an autopsy on Monday.
Doctors at Changhai Hospital said the results would be available in about 10
days.
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