[Photo credit: Meshack Sinte] Late Dr Ere Ogbachi, who died in Bayelsa State after complications following the delivery of triplets.
A medical doctor, Dr Ere Ogbachi, has died following complications after delivering triplets in Bayelsa State, raising fresh concerns about maternal health outcomes in the country.
Her death was confirmed in a family statement issued on Wednesday by her brother, Meshack Sintei, who said she passed away in the early hours of April 14, 2026, at the Intensive Care Unit of the Federal Medical Centre Yenagoa.
According to the family, Dr Ogbachi had successfully delivered the triplets at the Niger Delta University Teaching Hospital before complications developed, necessitating an emergency transfer to intensive care.
“She successfully gave birth to triplets… complications arose that eventually forced us to rush her to the ICU,” the statement said. She was later pronounced dead at about 2:45 a.m. after her condition deteriorated despite efforts by medical personnel to stabilise her. The family said her oxygen saturation levels dropped sharply during treatment, as doctors battled to save her life.
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Describing her final moments, Sintei said medical staff made sustained efforts in the ICU but were unable to reverse her declining condition. “We watched her struggling to live… we watched how the team of doctors and other experts kept trying their best,” he said, adding that she was “a fighter to the end.”
Dr Ogbachi’s death has drawn attention to ongoing concerns around maternal health risks in Nigeria, particularly in cases involving multiple births and post-delivery complications. Experts have repeatedly warned that gaps in emergency obstetric care and critical care response continue to contribute to preventable deaths.
Until her passing, she was a registrar at the Niger Delta University Teaching Hospital, a member of the Nigerian Medical Association, and an alumna of Niger Delta University.
Efforts to obtain official confirmation from hospital authorities were ongoing at the time of filing this report.
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