Deqa Haji

Following on from my previous post regarding the clinical chaos in Deqa’s medical records, I want to dive deeper into specific clinical failures that act as the foundation for this entire case. It is a failure of identification and a failure of response. If you’ve followed my work, you know I don’t mince words when it comes to the often exploitative fascination with twins, which stands in stark contrast to the systemic lack of specialised clinical knowledge at the bedside. I’

An ultrasound showed increased blood flow through the umbilical cord, a clear sign of potential hypoxia (oxygen deprivation) and anaemia.

Aside from the sedatives and various medications, he had repeated failed intubation attempts due to residents being afforded the learning opportunity, while Deqa, his mother, a registered nurse, had no choice but to behold the scene, completely and utterly helpless.

Her beautiful child, Mohad, is one of her identical twins. On the 12th of May, she may lose custody of him entirely. That would mean Mohad, loses the only family he has ever known: his twin, his mother, his father, and his siblings.