A 22-year-old woman from Musina has accused staff at Messina Hospital of negligence after she was allegedly left to give birth on her own in a general ward, without medical assistance. Her premature baby was born without a heartbeat. Monica Madumi, who was five months pregnant at the time, was admitted to the hospital on the evening of 28 June after her water broke. Although a doctor initially said everything appeared normal, Madumi was later informed that her womb had begun opening and that a miscarriage was likely. She claims her condition deteriorated overnight, with repeated calls for help ignored by staff. When she eventually went into labour, she said she delivered the baby on her own in bed before a passing nurse noticed and fetched help. “I pushed on my own. The baby came out, but the head was still inside. A nurse walked past and saw me, then