Aired (October 26, 2024): Matapos umanong tanggihan ng ospital, dalawang buntis ang inabutan ng panganganak sa kalsada mula sa Puerto Princesa, Palawan, at Lemery, Batangas. Samantala, isang babae naman ang namatay sa Cebu City dahil ayaw umano nitong pumunta sa ospital! Ano ang dahilan? Alamin ang buong detalye sa video.
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00:00On a street in Puerto Princesa, City of Palawan, a woman was seen lying on the street while residents were surrounding her.
00:16The woman had already reached the point of giving birth on the street.
00:23A few minutes later, people from the City Health Office of the area arrived.
00:33Along with other residents, they helped the woman while she was giving birth.
00:44In Lemery, Batangas, a woman was also given birth on the street.
00:49Residents helped the woman while she was giving birth.
01:04While they were in the tricycle, the child's head was coming out.
01:08Thankfully, she was wearing a diaper.
01:10She reached the point of giving birth right here in this place.
01:14Can you imagine the fear of the child and the pain she experienced while giving birth here on the side of the street?
01:23You can also hear in the video that the woman refused to go to the hospital.
01:28They came from the emergency. They know that our patient is about to give birth.
01:35They took her out. Is it right that they did this to her?
01:40We are here on the street. She is giving birth on the street.
01:46Here is the child.
01:53In Cebu City, a woman also gave birth on the side of the street.
01:57But she was brought back to life after she refused to go to the hospital.
02:06Her child also died before she was able to give birth.
02:15What is the story behind these incidents?
02:18The child is pregnant.
02:21Can those who gave birth on the side of the street be given access to maternal health care?
02:28It's already 7 in the morning this October 8 in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan.
02:32A woman is lying down surrounded by people on the side of the street.
02:37The child is poor.
02:38The 31-year-old Jennifer Persa, who gave birth on the side of the street, is about to give birth.
02:46A woman is lying down surrounded by people on the side of the street.
02:50The child is poor.
02:51The 31-year-old Jennifer Persa, who gave birth on the side of the street, is about to give birth.
02:57Here is the baby. The two hands are moving.
02:59The respondent from the City Health Office of the area immediately arrived.
03:04Together with several residents, they helped to cover Jennifer's white blanket.
03:11While the woman was in a good mood, Jennifer was abandoned while giving birth.
03:16Here is the baby. The two hands are moving.
03:19Later on, her cry will be heard.
03:34The baby is healthy.
03:36Yes, it's big.
03:40The baby is healthy.
03:43After the birth of Jennifer,
03:46She was lucky. Even on the side of the street, she was able to give birth.
03:51The City Health Officer immediately took the baby and placed it on a table to be cleaned.
04:02A week after the birth of Jennifer, we asked the mother how she was doing.
04:07Here is her story.
04:08On October 14, she set the due date of giving birth.
04:12The child is poor.
04:14But while her husband was selling rice at the terminal on October 8,
04:19His stomach suddenly ached, so they tried to rush him to the hospital.
04:24But before he could reach the hospital, he was already on his way to give birth on the side of the street.
04:30I couldn't recognize my mom.
04:32When I was about 58 years old,
04:34The nurse told me that I needed to take off my shirt because the baby was about to be born.
04:39When I sat down, the baby was about to be born.
04:43I couldn't think of anything else.
04:45I couldn't think of what to do.
04:54I felt very sad.
04:56All I could think of was to ask my mom
04:59to take care of the baby.
05:02After giving birth, Jennifer didn't go to the hospital first.
05:06She was worried about the expenses.
05:09Of course, we were prepared.
05:14But we didn't know how much the expenses would be.
05:21That's why she was temporarily sent to a resident's house.
05:25The first thing I did was to help her.
05:28I went to her house.
05:30I went to the owner of the store.
05:32She was the one who took care of the baby.
05:35I went to her house.
05:38We also found a barangay health worker who helped Jennifer while giving birth.
05:48Lolita Reyes has a story.
05:50When I got there, the baby was already out.
05:53My body was shaking.
05:55I didn't know what to do.
05:57When I got there, the baby was already out.
06:03When Jennifer gave birth, she also helped with the cleaning of the baby.
06:09Oh, there's dirt.
06:11Oh, it really fell on the floor.
06:14I told the kids to get a towel to wipe the baby.
06:19The baby's body was shaking.
06:23Even her head was shaking.
06:26A week later, on October 16, 2024,
06:30Lolita was accompanied by a barangay health worker
06:33to get a checkup at the barangay health center in their area.
06:38Hello.
06:39How are you?
06:41Are you feeling okay?
06:43Yes.
06:44What happened?
06:46My advice to you is that you should know the signs that you are pregnant.
06:55I was surprised when you gave birth.
06:58You were on the street.
06:59You didn't have any bruises.
07:02How's your chin?
07:05Is it painful?
07:07After examining Jennifer, she followed up with a checkup of her baby.
07:12How much does this weigh?
07:152.4 kg.
07:172.4 kg.
07:192.4 kg.
07:202.4 kg. means that it's not heavy enough.
07:24We call it low birth weight.
07:27We need to give her ferrosulfate.
07:32We will give her ferrosulfate for 6 months
07:37so that her brain can develop properly.
07:42If it's not heavy enough, she's considered premature.
07:48Her brain is not developed yet.
07:50She needs ferrosulfate.
07:52We will give her ferrosulfate.
07:53She was diagnosed with low birth weight.
07:57How's your baby?
08:00She's strong.
08:01She's strong.
08:03The barangay and the City Social Welfare Development Office
08:08of Puerto Princesa,
08:10are thankful to Jennifer and her newborn baby.
08:13We are thankful to the people who helped us.
08:17Even though we met new people and new friends,
08:23we are really thankful to them for helping us.
08:32Our patient is about to give birth.
08:36Just like Jennifer,
08:37a minor was also born on the street
08:40that we named Hazel.
08:44She was placed on a carton as a cover
08:46and covered with a blanket while giving birth on the street.
08:50She's pregnant.
08:51We're here on the street.
08:53She's giving birth on the street.
08:55Oh my God.
08:56There's the baby.
08:57There's the baby.
08:58You can also hear in the video
09:00that a hospital refused to take care of Hazel.
09:04I feel sorry for you.
09:05Why didn't you understand our patient?
09:07They know that our patient is about to give birth.
09:12They took her out.
09:14Did they do the right thing?
09:17We're here on the street.
09:20The patient is about to give birth.
09:22Hurry up.
09:25Thank you, Lord.
09:28When the baby was taken out,
09:30the residents took Hazel home
09:33to let her rest.
09:36There you go.
09:38The next day,
09:39Hazel was taken to the hospital
09:41to be examined
09:42as well as her newborn baby.
09:49Thank you very much.
09:53A week after the birth of Hazel,
09:56reporters went to the notebook
09:58of Hazel's mother and baby Chesca.
10:00Her name is not her real name.
10:02Hazel refused to give an interview
10:04because of the trauma she experienced
10:06while giving birth on the street.
10:08But we talked to her mother
10:10that we will hide her name, Elena.
10:13This is where we found out
10:14that Hazel tested positive for COVID-19
10:16so the hospital refused to take care of her.
10:19They took her out.
10:21They said she was positive for COVID-19.
10:25But while they were taking her home,
10:27Hazel's car suddenly exploded
10:29so she got out of the car.
10:33And on the dirty road of her baby.
10:37While they were on the tricycle,
10:39the baby's head was coming out.
10:41Thankfully, she was wearing a diaper.
10:43But when she was about to give birth,
10:45right here in this place.
10:47So can you imagine
10:49the fear of the baby
10:51and the pain she experienced
10:53while giving birth
10:55on the side of the road.
10:57Elena will never forget
10:59Elena witnessed the hardship
11:01of her child while giving birth on the street.
11:04She was already violent.
11:05I didn't know what to do.
11:09I told her,
11:10my child, where is your head?
11:12It hurts.
11:13I didn't know
11:15what to do with my child.
11:18There's the baby.
11:19There.
11:20She's giving birth.
11:21We're on the street.
11:22I told her,
11:23why are there hospitals here?
11:25It's for the poor.
11:27Why did they make my child
11:29look like a dog?
11:31It's so hard for the baby.
11:33I don't know what to do now.
11:35The baby is not giving birth
11:36on the street.
11:38Is it right for them
11:39to let this patient go?
11:41This is the life of a human being.
11:42This is the life of a mother.
11:44They shouldn't have done that.
11:46There.
11:47She's still on the street.
11:48I don't know
11:49what time it is now.
11:51The mother and the baby
11:54are both dead.
11:56I feel sorry for my child.
11:58Why didn't they understand
11:59my patient?
12:00They know
12:01that our patient
12:02is about to give birth.
12:04They let her go.
12:07Is it right for them
12:08to do this?
12:09There.
12:10We're outside.
12:12They let her go.
12:13They let the patient
12:14go.
12:15Hurry.
12:20We also found
12:21another resident
12:22who helped Hazel
12:23while she was giving birth
12:24on the street.
12:25According to Sheila,
12:26they thought
12:27the baby was already dead
12:28because her head
12:29was turning black.
12:31I held the baby
12:32in my arms
12:33until I was able
12:34to move it.
12:36I held the baby
12:37in my arms
12:38until the baby
12:39started crying.
12:43Thank you, Lord.
12:44That's where we lived
12:45when we heard
12:46that the baby was crying.
12:47So the baby
12:48didn't cry
12:49when the baby was born?
12:50Yes.
12:51It didn't cry
12:52when the baby was born.
12:53I held the baby
12:54in my arms
12:55and I held the baby
12:56in my arms
12:57until the baby
12:58started crying.
12:59I think it took
13:00about 30 minutes
13:01for the baby
13:02to cry.
13:03That's when I knew
13:04that the baby
13:05was already dead.
13:06Because she was a minor,
13:07it was very dangerous
13:08for Hazel to give birth.
13:09Especially if she was
13:10outside the maternity
13:11clinic or hospital.
13:13According to an OB-GYN
13:14ecologist,
13:15there are many problems
13:16that can happen
13:17to a mother.
13:19Two to five times
13:20the risk of
13:21giving birth to a baby
13:22is higher than
13:23the risk of giving birth
13:24to an adult mother.
13:26While the risk
13:27of giving birth
13:28to a baby
13:29is three times
13:30higher than
13:31the risk of
13:32giving birth
13:33to an adult mother.
13:36When they are
13:37teenagers,
13:38they are already
13:39categorized under
13:40the high-risk group
13:41because of their age.
13:42There are many risks
13:43and potential complications
13:44for anyone
13:45in general
13:46who delivers
13:47outside of
13:48a controlled environment.
13:49There is also
13:50a high chance
13:51that someone
13:52will give birth
13:53to a baby outside
13:54of a controlled environment
13:55like on the street.
13:56Having sepsis
13:57in a mother
13:58because she is exposed
13:59to an open wound
14:00means that
14:01the bacteria that
14:02go to the wound
14:03want to have
14:04an infection.
14:15Reporters went
14:16to the hospital
14:17to find out
14:18if Hazel had
14:19any symptoms.
14:21Hello?
14:24Hi.
14:26Good afternoon.
14:28I'm Mackie Pulido
14:31from GMA 7.
14:33I'm with the
14:34reporters' notebook.
14:36It's okay.
14:37You don't have a video.
14:42We talked to
14:43the officer-in-charge
14:44of the hospital.
14:45He said that
14:46they couldn't
14:47give a statement
14:48because they want
14:49to talk first
14:50before giving
14:51a statement.
14:52What the medical
14:53director wants
14:54to talk to
14:55is the doctor
14:56who looked at
14:57the child
14:58who is about
14:59to give birth.
15:00The problem is
15:01that the doctor
15:02is out of town.
15:03There is no reason
15:04to give a statement
15:05but he said
15:06he is out of town
15:07and they can't
15:08say when he will
15:09come back.
15:10Three months
15:11later,
15:12we checked
15:13Hazel and baby Chesca
15:14again.
15:15According to Elena,
15:16Hazel's condition
15:17was good
15:18after giving birth.
15:19She didn't have
15:20any illness.
15:21She didn't have
15:22any illness.
15:23She didn't have
15:24any illness.
15:25She was okay.
15:26The mother
15:27was healthy.
15:28Even though
15:29she said
15:30that she
15:31wasn't
15:32giving birth,
15:33the child
15:34was okay.
15:35She was healthy.
15:36But until now,
15:37baby Chesca
15:38is still not
15:39under the
15:40newborn screening.
15:41The baby
15:42is still
15:43under the
15:44newborn screening.
15:45The baby
15:46is still
15:47under
15:48the
15:49newborn screening.
15:50The baby
15:51is still
15:52under
15:53the
15:54newborn
15:55screening.
15:56The baby
15:57is still
15:58under
15:59the
16:00newborn
16:01screening.
16:02The baby
16:03is still
16:04under
16:05the
16:06newborn
16:07screening.
16:08The baby
16:09is still
16:10under
16:11the
16:12newborn
16:13screening.
16:14The baby
16:15is still
16:16under
16:17the
16:18newborn
16:19screening.
16:20The baby
16:21is still
16:22under
16:23the
16:24newborn
16:25screening.
16:26The
16:27baby
16:28is still
16:29under
16:30the
16:31newborn
16:32screening.
16:34If
16:35everyone
16:36all
16:39stayed
16:40home
16:43to save his life.
17:01Lorna tried to bring him to the hospital,
17:04but he refused to be taken to the hospital.
17:13I am a patient of yours. I am a patient of yours.
17:15I am just calling you.
17:17This is where the patient was signed a waiver form
17:20to prove his refusal.
17:23But a few hours later,
17:25Lorna's life was restored
17:27as well as his newly born baby.
17:30Even if the patient refuses,
17:32if they brought him immediately,
17:33maybe there's still a chance.
17:38We tried to get a statement.
17:40The Cebu City Disaster,
17:41Risk Reduction and Management Office,
17:43to find out what exactly happened in this case
17:46and what was the protocol
17:48in which the patient signed the waiver
17:50or refused to be taken to the hospital.
17:53But until now,
17:54they are not answering us.
18:01We also consulted an OB-GYNICOLOGIST
18:04to find out what was the possibility
18:05that Lorna could have died
18:06while giving birth on the street.
18:08Most obvious there would be the blood loss,
18:10the second would be the infection.
18:13Remember the baby was delivered
18:15but the placenta was not.
18:17So postpartum hemorrhage
18:19could have led to the death of this mom.
18:21There's a lot of issues that needs to be addressed
18:24in that scenario.
18:26The best thing that they did
18:27was really to immediately respond
18:30to the most urgent need
18:32which was to bring her to the hospital,
18:34give resuscitation methods.
18:38In the data released by the Philippine Statistics Authority
18:41or PSA in 2023,
18:43the number of women
18:45who die due to giving birth increased.
18:48In 2021,
18:49more than 1,000 maternal deaths were recorded.
18:53That means,
18:554 per day while giving birth.
18:58More than 2,000 maternal deaths
19:01were recorded in 2022.
19:04That's equivalent to 7 mothers
19:06who die every day while giving birth.
19:08In the study of the United Nations Population Fund Philippines,
19:121 in 10 pregnant women
19:14do not give birth in health facilities
19:17and are not looked after by skilled healthcare personnel.
19:21In fact,
19:22the Department of Health or DOH has a program
19:25to provide access to services and facilities
19:28to those who deliver
19:30so that they can safely give birth
19:33regardless of their status in life.
19:35Or the National Safe Motherhood Program or NSMP.
19:39Unfortunately,
19:41the gap is translating these programs
19:45into something that is relatable
19:48to the target population,
19:50especially the indigent patients
19:53because we have to remember
19:55Class C, Class D,
19:57they really need that special care.
20:01We also tried to get permission
20:03from the Department of Health or DOH
20:05about their program for pregnant women
20:08but they did not launch an interview.
20:11Despite the government's programs
20:14to protect pregnant women
20:16and newborn babies,
20:18the number of deaths is still increasing
20:21like what happened to Lorna and her baby.
20:24That's why there should be
20:26an effective program for them
20:28because every minute,
20:30no one gives birth in the right facility.
20:32Both mothers are at the brink of death.
20:37Until next Saturday,
20:38I am Mackie Pulido.
20:40I am Dune Vanaracion
20:41and this is Reporters Notebook.