Tragedy in Bayelsa as doctor dies after giving birth to triplets
A medical practitioner, Dr Ere Ogbachi, has passed away after developing complications shortly after giving birth to triplets in Bayelsa State.
Her death was disclosed on Wednesday through a Facebook post by her brother, Meshack Sintei, who revealed that she was moved to the Intensive Care Unit of the Federal Medical Centre in Yenagoa, where she died at about 2:45 am on April 14, 2026.
The family explained that she encountered medical complications not long after a successful delivery, which necessitated an urgent transfer to intensive care.
“She successfully gave birth to triplets at the Niger Delta University Teaching Hospital in Okolobiri… complications arose that eventually forced us to rush her to the Intensive Care Unit in FMC Yenagoa,” the statement said.
Recounting her final moments, the family said doctors and medical staff worked tirelessly to stabilise her condition, but her health declined rapidly.
“We watched her struggling to live, we watched her gasping for breath, we watched how the team of doctors and other experts in FMC kept trying their best to revive her,” it stated.
According to the statement, her oxygen levels dropped significantly during the emergency intervention. “The SpO2 machine in the ICU began reading downwards from 70 to 50 and then to 0,” it said.
Sintei described the loss as heartbreaking, noting that the family is deeply affected by her death and remembering her as a committed doctor and new mother.
“It was a painful experience… my beloved sister died at exactly 2:45 am on April 14th 2026. A generation has been lost, and the Sintei family mourns,” he said.
He added that she “was a fighter to the end,” while also thanking those who have shown support during the difficult time.
Before her passing, Dr Ogbachi was a wife, a new mother of triplets, a registrar at NDUTH, a member of the Nigerian Medical Association, and a graduate of Niger Delta University.
At the time of this report, hospital authorities had yet to issue an official statement regarding the incident.
