Hospital detains twins mother after baby’s death over N75,000

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Samson Folarin

A housewife, Amarachi Lemchi, who was delivered of twins at a private hospital, Obioma Hospital and Maternity Centre in Aboh Mbaise, Imo State, has been detained by the hospital management.

PUNCH Metro learnt that Amarachi’s family owed the hospital N75,600, after paying N20,000 of the N95,600 bill charged by the hospital.

Amarachi and her husband, Azubuike, who are both indigenes of Imo State, reportedly got married in December 2016.

The 30-year-old woman reportedly become pregnant early 2017 and was registered with Robert Maternity Centre, in Ezinwe, Isiala Mbano LGA of the state.

However, on her due date on December 22, 2017, she was said to have developed complications, which made the maternity centre to refer her to the private hospital.

Amarachi, who spoke to our correspondent on Thursday, said she underwent a caesarian section during which one of the babies…



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