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Language barrier causes Prague hospital to perform abortion on wrong woman
02/04/2024 11:46 AM | Click to read full article
A four-month-pregnant woman visited Bulovka University Hospital for a routine checkup on March 25 and underwent a curettage, a uterine surgery typically associated with abortion, which was intended for another patient. As a result of the procedure, the woman suffered a miscarriage. Hospital staff, including nurses, doctors, a gynaecologist, and even the anesthesiologist, failed to accurately identify her.
