Mr and Mrs Elizabeth Vaah, the couple who are at loggerheads with the Management of Lister Hospital over the death of their baby boy, has rubbished claims by the medical institution that their child died from bleeding.
They renewed their claim that the death of Nyilale Vaah was as result of negligence and incompetence and not through a rare bleeding called by diasthesis or coagulation effect, which the hospital said was the cause of the tragedy.
Reacting to a press statement issued by the hospital, the couple said the action only sought to throw dust into the eyes of the public.
A rejoinder copied to the Ghana News Agency on Tuesday claimed that a post mortem report prepared by Professor Yao Tetteh, a pathologist was handed over to the couple through several phone calls.
They asked: Why would Lister Hospital gleefully release the post mortem diagnosis to the public without consulting us and at the same time refuse to release Elizabeth's medical records because of our recourse to the media?"
The rejoinder said the hospital denied that Mrs Vaah was in labour when she arrived at the medical facility at 23 hours on Monday, March 8, 2010, and demanded to know when the labour started and the duration involved.
"What is the Standard protocol regarding induction/augmentation of labour using Oxytocin and how did Lister Hospital perform compared to the standard protocol?
"At what point did anyone at Lister determine the level/extent of Elizabeth's dilation? What is the Standard protocol regarding fetal heart monitoring?
Mr and Mrs Vaah enquired when Nyilale Vaah's heartbeat was last checked and whether a live baby being monitored would just die without the health personnel being aware of it.
The rejoinder said: "We are appalled at the level of intellectual dishonesty that is being displayed by Lister Hospital. We again stand by our position that Lister Hospital is responsible for the death of our baby boy, and will continue to use all legitimate means possible to obtain justice for our son and ensure that people who care about the type of medical care they receive are not taken for granted."
The couple thanked Ghanaians for their tremendous support and pledge towards better maternal and child health, saying: "We are left without doubt that the people of Ghana absolutely care about maternal and child health in this country of ours."
"We. wish to express our gratitude to the numerous persons around the world who have pledged their support to our cause. Through the Vaah Junior Foundation, we will contribute our widow's mite to the prevention of needless maternal and child deaths in Ghana."