Singapore woman who lost baby: NUH apologises for two-hour wait


Facebook user Mee Pok Tah said that his wife was left 'bleeding profusely' for two hours after she arrived at NUH on March 15, 2022. - SHIN MIN DAILY NEWS, MEE POK TAH/FACEBOOK

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): The National University Hospital (NUH) has apologised for an incident where a 36-week bleeding pregnant woman waited at its emergency department (ED) for two hours and later lost her baby.

NUH chief executive Aymeric Lim said in a statement on Wednesday night (March 23) that the hospital should have done more to provide closer monitoring and care to the woman.

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