But in Serbia situation is different. Me and especially my friend are devastated. And we don’t have any other way to gather information that we need but from internet. I hope, you will help us (her).

My friend is 32 weeks pregnant with her first baby (boy) and she is 27 years old and healthy, she doesn’t smoke or drink. She went to ultrasound checks every 4 week. When she was 30 weeks p. her doctor discovered that her baby doesn’t have half of the heart (doctor’s words), and that baby didn’t get enough oxygen trough umbilical cord.

In Serbian hospitals, doctors have CTG, 4D ultrasounds, epidural, etc, but we don’t have normal doctors or midwives, we have a mafia there.

They don’t want to show her medical chart, and they are claiming that they couldn’t saw that things (heart and oxygen) before 30 week of pregnancy. They also claim that heart condition isn’t genetic, although her double test wasn’t good months ago. After the result of the double test, doctors claimed that it is a mistake and that with baby is everything OK. Well until two weeks ago.

She can sue hospital, but it is almost mission impossible, here in Serbia. She needs to have a strong case to even try to do that. And like I said, they don’t give her any info, neither names of her baby conditions.

So her questions are:

Is it possible that doctors could not saw heart condition of the baby on modern ultrasound machine before 30 week of pregnancy and situation with oxygen flow?

Can they be sure that next baby will not have same condition, without any tests?

She is still in hospital, she is going to be put on the induction next week. Doctors are sure, that her baby isn’t going to live. She laying in the bed with hole, totally alone at 30′C without air condition, while doctors rooms are air conditioned. They don’t want to let her go home, and she is afraid to go on her own risk, because in that case, she cant sue them. She is desperate and alone, but she still hopes that they did make mistake again and that baby is going to live.

I know that this sounds strange to you, but to understand situation in Serbia, maybe is best to read this article http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/12/18/serbia-the-mother-courage/ .

If you don’t know answer, please can you give me some links where I can ask these questions. I am still trying to get some info on Serbian sites and forums, but no doctor want to give me a answer.