Our attention was drawn to irregularities with the case of a 30 year old female - who remains hospitalized tonight two weeks after she delivered a boy via c-section.

Her family has asked us to with-hold her name - but there were complications after the mother of two delivered her child and then had to undergo three emergency surgeries in 24 hours - two at the northern regional and one more at the KHMH. During this process, both her womb and her ovaries had to be removed - and worse than that she nearly lost her life. She was in intensive care a the KHMH for a few days, and then after a 13 day recovery during which she only got to see her newborn for a few minutes - she was released last Saturday - only to be hospitalized again this week at the Northern Regional - which is where she remains tonight.

The Ministry of Health refused comment because they expect that the family will take legal action against the hospital for malpractice. But, our investigation into the sad case shows that more than malpractice, there is mismanagement of multiple maternal cases at the Northern regional plus what looks like ministerial interference in healthcare management.

First, a critical drug used in childbirth which is called Oxytocin which has to be stored at controlled temperatures was transported stored just any old way - and the transporter was a relative of the minister with no specialized knowledge of pharmaceuticals. Second, the head of the Obstetrics and gynecological section at the hospital was recently transferred and replaced with a Nicaraguan doctor - and that transition has also caused distress.