A newborn baby from Kimberley died because the ambulance apparently took six hours to reach her home, which is only 15 minutes from the hospital.
Desiree Abrahams, 32, of Beaconsfield began contracting Saturday morning at 8am and immediately called the ambulance service of Kimberley Hospital.
Jamie Gatyene, Abraham’s girlfriend and neighbor, was with her in the bedroom with other family members to assist her.
Six people each called the ambulance.
She called the ambulance several times, and each time the response was that an ambulance was on its way.
When she called at 11am, Abrahams was told to lie on her side to prevent the contractions from worsening.
“In the meantime, her water broke and we kept calling the ambulance.”
According to Gatyene, the child “came out”, but she is uncertain if the baby was stillborn and whether she was still alive after childbirth.
Abrahams apparently felt the baby move inside her until shortly before birth.
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