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Below is a picture of Chiquita Edwards. Next to it is her precious son, Mekhi. She gave birth to her baby boy, Mekhi, at the same hospital in which my son was born. Both of our babies were killed almost a year apart by the same doctors at the same hospital. Below is her account of what led to her newborn's death:

"I can't believe how many infant deaths this hospital has had all because they wouldn't transfer the baby to Children's. I had my son on 9/24/15 I didnt get to hold him until 10/11/15. His lungs had collapsed for the 6th time and figured he would die.. it was Dr. "Z" that had him that night. She was pregnant at the time so I guess her motherly instincts kicked in and she let me hold him. I asked if I could have a private room. I knew my baby would die. I didn't want to be around other babies and their happy visitors. I was pushed in a corner near his bed with a full trash can nearby. And a privacy screen. His body was so swollen. To the point where it looked like he would bust open. I held him for 3 hours and talked to him. Kept him near my heart until I couldn't keep my eyes open any more. I came back the next morning on 10/12/15 and the swelling in his body had gone down. He looked nearly normal. He still had swelling in his stomach. They finally agreed to transfer him that day because they suspected he had necrotizing enterocolitis. I regret not holding him again before they transferred him. I was so happy that they were finally moving him. I just wanted to get out of there. maternity and pregnant wedding dresses

We got to Children's and they asked if they could do an exploratory surgery to confirm their suspicions and I said yes. The doctors medicated Mekhi and opened him up. All of his intestines were dead. Something happened to my baby on 10/2 or 10/3. I noticed the change on 10/3. He had a little swelling in his belly.

The hospital where he had been born didn't give my baby no pain medicine. I begged them to because I could see the pain in his eyes. They wouldn't. I asked if he could be transferred starting on 9/29/15 because I had other children that wanted to see him but were too young that hospital. Childrens' Hospital doesn't have an age limit on visitors. Well, I finally had seen enough and on 10/20/15 I decided to let him go. He passed on 10/21/15."

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