Midwives convicted over labour tragedy
Publish date: 16 May 2022
Issue Number: 976
Diary: IBA Legalbrief Africa
Category: Senegal
Three Senegalese midwives involved in the death of a woman in labour have been found guilty ‘of not assisting someone in danger’. BBC News reports that they received six-month suspended sentences. Astou Sokhna died while reportedly begging for a Caesarean-section. Her unborn child also died. Three other midwives who were also on trial were found not guilty. The case caused a national outcry with President Macky Sall ordering an investigation. The director of the hospital was dismissed after the incident.
