"I felt like a cow": New mum slams doctor suspended after his 'serious misconduct' while she gave birth
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA NHS gynaecologist left a new mother 'feeling like a cow' during a bungled delivery of her baby that shocked his fellow doctors and midwives.
Dr Fakher Gendy has been suspended after he was found guilty of serious misconduct during two deliveries. A tribunal hearing heard how one new mother lost almost five pints of blood and another was left feeling like a ''cow giving birth to a calf'' during the deliveries of their babies.
The 74-year-old consultant was said to have 'frozen in panic' and behaved like a 'rabbit caught in the headlights' after one of the women suddenly began bleeding heavily whilst being prepared for a caesarean section.
Dr Gendy, who qualified 50 years ago, wrote notes in a book before he left the theatre to call a colleague for advice. When he eventually returned, he said ''I didn't expect this'' as colleagues intervened.
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