Relatives of babies born healthy, and who died hours later at the Ramón Carrillo Maternal Neonatal Hospital, in the city of Córdoba, between March and June of this year, they mobilized with torches, to insist on “speed in the investigation, justice for the victims and punishment of those responsible.”
So far, they are five cases of deceased babies investigated by the justice system, though daily testimonies continue to be added about similar events or cases in which babies managed to survive after suffering decompensation due to similar critical conditions, and without responses from health professionals.
The mothers, fathers and relatives of the deceased babies carried out a “torch march” in front of the public hospital, located in the Poeta Lugones neighborhood in the northern part of the Cordovan capital, carrying lighted candles to ask for “truth and justice”.
In that place, they heard testimonials of those who said that they themselves or in some cases members of the family environment, suffered acts of “neglect, abuse and obstetric violence” in that provincial care center.
Maria, mother of one of the babies who managed to survive a serious illness, despite being born healthy, spoke to the media and said that she came to accompany the relatives of the dead babies so that “the truth of what happened is investigated and the truth is reached.”
“It is necessary that the truth be known and for that it is important that justice works in the investigation. This cannot go unpunished,” said a relative of a baby who was born last year in that neonatal and maternal hospital and “died the same day.”
With significant participation, the peaceful demonstration, which carried lighted candles, posters of images with babies and made demands for “justice”, was concentrated in the access area to the assistance center dependent on the provincial government, with a strong security operation in the surroundings.
March to Government House
In the morning, with the support of members of the Civil Association Mothers of Paina group of relatives of the victims They mobilized in front of the Civic Center, where the Provincial Government House works.
In that place were received by the Minister of Justice and Human Rights, Julián Lópezwho informed them that justice is working hard to gather all possible evidence to advance the investigation, according to one of the attendees at the meeting.
Among the new testimonies, was added today that of candy’s momwho told the media that her baby was born last year in that hospital and that since then she has been in intensive care due to “malpractice”, because “they miscalculated the date of delivery”.
“She was born late and suffocated, which caused a serious problem in her brain. She is very serious. They keep her on morphine, a respirator, they feed her through a gastric button and urine through a tube, ”said the woman, adding that she joined the claims when she learned of the death of the babies.
another young motherwhose baby died at birth in 2021, asked the justice system to “also investigate last year’s cases”, as did Lorena, whose son suffered three cardiorespiratory arrests shortly after birth, on February 28 last year, and after the death they informed him that he “decompensated due to multi-organ failure.”
The judicial investigation ends today one week since the case was known and, until now, Prosecutor Raúl Garzón has not issued procedural measures on accusations or arrests.
Sources linked to the investigation maintain that prosecutor Garzón continues to work on receiving evidence, and at the same time is awaiting the results related to medical records, autopsy reports and pharmacological supplies, particularly on the dosage of potassium.
The prosecutor works on several hypothetical linessuch as the alleged “malpractice” or “intentional homicide”, and in that sense it transpired that, between tomorrow or the first days of next week, it could dictate the first measures on the people suspected of having responsibility in the events that are they investigate.
