Woman jumps from RSCM's 3rd floor

JAKARTA (JP): A woman, who had just given birth to a baby boy, suffered severe injuries when she jumped from the third floor of Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital (RSCM) in Central Jakarta.

Tri Darwati, 38, had delivered the baby about 1:30 a.m. Saturday but reportedly panicked and jumped out of her bed when nurses came to feed and bathe her about 6 a.m.

Reports said Tri sprang from her bed screaming, ran toward the window and jumped out. A first-floor balcony stopped her fall but when hospital staff reached her she was unconscious.

Tri broke her neck and legs. She is being treated at the hospital's intensive care unit and remains in a critical condition.

"She just freaked out when we tried to check on how she was doing," one of the nurses, who asked for anonymity, said.

Some nurses said the woman was probably hallucinating and mentally stressed out after the difficult labor process.

"Her baby boy was positioned upside down (inside the womb). After about four hours of labor, the baby and Tri were eventually saved," one of the nurses said.

Screams

Tri's husband, Supar, 42, seemed baffled by the incident.

"This is our fourth child so I do not know why she reacted this way," Supar said tearfully.

An eyewitness, Misniah, said she was washing dishes near her kiosks when she heard screams.

"I looked up and saw a woman falling. I heard her screaming when she jumped out of the window. I thought she was a mentally ill patient," Misniah said.

Supar said he feared that his wife might die as doctors have said she was in a very critical condition.

"If she's gone who's going to take care of me and the children," the 42-year-old street vendor in Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta, said.

He said his wife usually helped him prepare the merchandise to be sold at Tanah Abang market.

"She was also working as a seller of rujak (fruit salad) at our house in Bali Matraman, Manggarai, South Jakarta."

When asked whether his wife jumped because she was under pressure or the family was facing financial difficulties, Supar just kept nodding his head.

"Maybe ... I don't know for sure. It is true that we don't have much money. But, still, I can't understand why she would hurt herself like this. I just trust in God. I believe He will answer my prayers," he whispered. (edt)