Tragic Story of Mother in Depok Goes Viral: Baby Born Dead and Uterus Removed
The long-awaited childbirth for a mother in Depok, West Java, has ended in profound grief. Her baby was stillborn, and her uterus had to be removed.
The story has gone viral on social media. The mother, identified by the initials IN (3lam), had undergone routine pregnancy check-ups for nine months without any reported medical complications.
On Wednesday (23/9) at approximately 3:00 PM WIB, IN underwent the labour process at the Tapos Community Health Centre (Puskesmas) in Depok. IN’s mother, Edeh, stated that the procedure to rupture the amniotic sac was only performed at 9:00 PM.
“The handling was maximal, but there was a lack of speed. Imagine, she entered at 3:00 PM, but the amniotic sac was only ruptured at 9:00 PM,” Edeh told reporters on Friday (2/10/2026).
Edeh admitted she had previously asked whether there was a risk if the amniotic sac remained intact without immediate delivery. According to her, the health centre staff claimed there was no issue, yet her daughter was subsequently referred to a hospital on Thursday (24/9) at 1:00 AM.
“First, they tried to refer her at 11:00 PM, but perhaps the doctor was not available. It was changed again to 1:00 AM. At 1:00 AM, she was immediately transferred to another hospital,” she explained.
Edeh noted that at the hospital, the procedure was carried out by a midwife, and she expressed confusion as no doctor was on duty at the location.
According to Edeh, even at the hospital, medical intervention was not immediate. Action was only taken four hours later, around 5:00 AM.
“Why was the doctor not present? When we were being referred, the doctor should have been ready for immediate handling. We waited from 1:00 AM until 5:00 AM before being treated,” she explained.
“My child was hysterical, screaming, ‘It hurts, Mama! It’s hot, Mama! It’s stinging!’ I was also worried about the baby’s heartbeat, but the midwife there did not provide any answers,” she added.
IN eventually underwent an emergency Caesarean section (C-section), but the baby passed away. Edeh expressed deep disappointment with the slow medical service and suspects negligence led to her grandchild’s death.
“I am very disappointed with the service. If the doctor had been available during the referral, this wouldn’t have happened. We accept it as fate, but there is a cause: negligence,” she said.
Mother’s Uterus Removed
Edeh also questioned why her daughter’s uterus had to be removed and why the health centre provided no alternative hospital options.
“Why was my daughter’s uterus removed? All her pregnancy check-ups were fine; everything was good. And we were not given any options to move to a different hospital,” she said.
Separately, the Head of the Depok Health Office, Devi Maryori, stated that their department is currently conducting an audit regarding the pre-referral process and the delivery.
“Regarding the progress of the Maternal Perinatal Surveillance Response audit, it requires independent doctors who were not involved in the delivery. We are currently assisted by doctors from RSPAD Gatot Soebroto,” Devi told reporters on Friday (2/10).
Currently, the Health Office is submitting a request for this audit to clarify whether any errors occurred during the delivery.
“We have reported this and requested an audit because it involves two specialists. We are currently coordinating a time when both the paediatrician and the obstetrician-gynaecologist can be present,” she said.
“In essence, the results of the maternal perinatal audit are fed back to the hospital. They submit it to the requester, which in this case is the Health Office. We then provide the results and recommendations, signed by me, back to the hospital concerned,” she concluded.