A pregnant woman has reportedly lost her life at a hospital in Kasoa after she was allegedly denied a request for a caesarean section due to a lack of available beds in the recovery ward.

According to a report by citinewsroom.com on April 29, 2026, the deceased identified as Opoku Abigail initially visited a private health facility for delivery but was referred to a public hospital.

Her sister said at the facility, requests by both the patient and her relatives for a caesarean section were reportedly declined by hospital staff, who cited the absence of an empty bed in the recovery ward.

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According to the family, Abigail died nearly 36 hours after arriving at the hospital, with the baby still in her womb.

Her death, which occurred on Sunday, April 26, 2026, has raised concerns among relatives, who claim similar incidents have occurred at the facility.

The family is calling for a review of the hospital’s operations, insisting their relative could have been saved if the request for a surgical intervention had been granted earlier.

“Before she was referred, we were told to allow for a cesarean surgery to save both the baby and the mother. But when we told the nurses at Mother and Child Hospital, they said the recovery ward was fully occupied, so they couldn’t perform the surgery.

“They told us she will deliver. We arrived between 2 and 3 am, but they gave her no medication. She was lying in pain, and even when she personally requested the CS, they didn’t mind her,” she said.

Meanwhile, the management of the hospital is yet to respond to the allegations.

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