Death certificate for live baby

We have in the past few weeks editorialised what seems to be becoming a trend in many public and private medical institutions, the erosion of ethics in the medical profession when it comes to treating patients. In less than two weeks, the second incident of a newborn child being declared dead was found to be alive. The child was born prematurely at Centre for Specialised Care and Research on October 4 in Chittagong and parents, both doctors, were informed that the child's breathing was normal and transferred the baby to the neonatal intensive care unit for observation by on-duty doctors. Strangely enough the baby was declared dead within two hours of birth and handed over in a box with death certificate issued.

It is perchance that the mother decided to have a second look in the box and the baby moved although the body temperature was cool. Now here comes the twist; on duty doctors refused to examine the baby stating that death certificate had already been issued. Parents took the baby to a private hospital where it is undergoing treatment and is in a critical state. The question is what sort of "doctors" are we dealing with here? Apparently junior doctors and interns are generally in-charge in night shift at many private hospitals. It is imperative that the concerned ministry take stern measures against those responsible. These allegations, if proven true, constitute medical negligence and these so-called medical practitioners should be held to account for their negligence.