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Husband Accuses Ridge Hospital of Negligence After Wife Dies Following Caesarean Section
A grieving husband, Daniel Ofori Asante, has accused the Greater Accra Regional Hospital, popularly known as Ridge Hospital, of negligence and unprofessional conduct following the death of his wife, Theresa Boakye Dua, after a scheduled Caesarean section.
Mr Asante made the allegations in a lengthy Facebook post on Friday, August 28, 2026, as he prepared to lay his wife to rest.
According to him, Theresa died after what he described as a horrific ordeal at Ridge Hospital on July 16, 2026, leaving him widowed after only 19 months of marriage.
He said the Caesarean section was Theresa’s first attempt at childbirth and that she had entrusted the hospital with her care for what was supposed to be a scheduled, elective procedure.
“In a few hours, I will lay to rest my beloved wife, Theresa Boakye Dua, after just 19 months of marriage,” Mr Asante wrote.
He alleged that his wife’s death was the result of failures within the healthcare system and accused medical personnel at Ridge Hospital of failing to protect her when she needed them most.
“Her only fault was being pregnant and placing her trust in Greater Accra Regional Hospital (Ridge Hospital) for a scheduled, elective Caesarean section,” he stated.
Mr Asante said he had been living with severe emotional pain since the evening of July 16, 2026, describing the events surrounding his wife’s treatment as a “nightmare” that had devastated him, their families and everyone close to them.
He said the tragedy had robbed their newborn son of the opportunity to grow up with his mother.
“Our baby boy has been robbed of the unconditional love of a devoted mother,” he said, adding that it was painful to think that his son would grow up without “the warmth of the woman who cherished him most.”
The bereaved husband also spoke about the impact of Theresa’s death on her parents.
He said he often looked at his mother-in-law and wondered how a mother could survive the pain of losing her only child while she was in the process of bringing new life into the world.
He further recounted the emotional experience of picking his father-in-law up from the airport after he was forced to return to Ghana earlier than planned.
According to Mr Asante, he and Theresa had said goodbye to her father at the airport in January, with plans for him to return to Ghana in 2027. However, he said her death forced the family to bring him back to Ghana weeks ago.
“Picking my father-in-law up from the airport over the last two weeks was one of the most heartbreaking moments of my life,” he wrote.
Mr Asante said the loss has affected the entire family, colleagues from the Ministry of Health, members of ICGC Covenant Temple, and numerous friends who knew Theresa.
He described his late wife as a “gentle, peaceful, and unproblematic soul” and alleged that what he considered reckless decisions at Ridge Hospital contributed to her death.
“Theresa was a gentle, peaceful, and unproblematic soul, yet reckless decisions made by some people at Ridge Hospital ensured her life was cut short,” he alleged.
The grieving husband also accused those involved of subjecting his family to severe emotional trauma and said the psychological scars left by the incident could not be easily repaired.
“Congratulations on making me a widower in my youth because you gambled with the life of the person I loved most,” he stated.
Mr Asante stressed that his intention was not merely to mourn his wife but also to pursue answers about what happened to her.
He said that after the funeral and burial on Friday, August 28, he would disclose what he described as the “full truth” surrounding the incident.
He characterised his experience as one involving “Unprofessionalism, Manipulation, and Extortion”, although he did not provide further details of those specific allegations in the post.
According to him, while exposing what happened would not bring Theresa back, he hoped it would help prevent other pregnant women and families from experiencing a similar ordeal.
“Will this bring back the life of my wife? Absolutely not, but so that no other pregnant woman or family has to endure this living nightmare,” he wrote.
Mr Asante ended his message by addressing his late wife directly, saying he would honour the promise he made to her by laying her to rest, but that his pursuit of answers would continue.
“T! I will lay you to rest today with an intensely heavy heart as I promised you, but know that our fight for truth does not end here,” he wrote, adding: “To be continued.”
He described Theresa as his best friend, soulmate and the love of his life, and said she did not deserve what happened to her.
“Rest in perfect peace, my best friend, my soulmate, and the love of my life. You did not deserve this,” he wrote.
He added that although the family had been left devastated, they would remain strong for their son, whom he identified as DT.