THE Ministry of Health was yesterday still awaiting the report, from West Demerara Regional Hospital (WDRH), on the death of Waheeda Basil.
A Ministry release said the 38-year-old woman, of De Willem, also on West Coast Demerara, died at the WDRH, around 18:00 h last Thursday, after giving birth to a healthy baby boy, her third child.
It said the wait is in keeping with the procedure that the hospital must report a maternal death within 24 hours and provide the Ministry with the report of an investigation within 48 hours after the death.
After completion of the investigation, the Health Ministry will determine the course of action and the hospital would be non-compliant should it not issue its report within the specified time.
“The Ministry of Health will await the expiration of this period before it makes any further comment on this matter,” it said.