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Hospital Negligence Claims After Maternal Death | Namibia News
A grieving family in Ohangwena is demanding answers after a 39-year-old mother and her newborn died during childbirth at Eenhana District Hospital—accusing staff of negligence. The woman, Johanna Ekandjo, was admitted for labor pains, allegedly given medication to induce delivery, then reportedly told she wasn’t ready to give birth when nurses arrived. Family members claim proper care could have saved both lives, especially since the pregnancy was two weeks overdue and a C-section might have been necessary. They received unclear postmortem results and are suspicious that the hospital’s senior…
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