Harare Correspondent<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A baby exchange controversy has emerged at Chipinge District Hospital, where Ms. Cynthia Masocha discovered that the baby she gave birth to on September 21 was swapped overnight. Initially, she delivered a healthy baby boy, but the following morning, she found herself holding a baby girl instead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Community Reaction<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The incident has sparked outrage among local residents, who are demanding a thorough investigation into the alleged exchange. Birth records corroborate Ms. Masocha’s claim, confirming that she delivered a boy, with the delivery assisted by Blessing Mutimbu, who presented the newborn to her for confirmation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Official Response<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dr. Ozmore Matekenya, the Chipinge District Medical Officer, is currently gathering details regarding the incident but has not provided a comprehensive comment yet. Meanwhile, Assistant Inspector Wiseman Chinyoka, the acting Manicaland provincial police spokesperson, has confirmed that investigations are underway, including plans for DNA tests to establish paternity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Previous Incidents<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This troubling situation is not isolated; it recalls a similar incident in 2018 at the same hospital, where a woman was convicted for kidnapping after stealing a newborn. The community is now anxiously awaiting answers as the investigation progresses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Zim GBC News\u00a92024<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Harare Correspondent A baby exchange controversy has emerged at Chipinge District Hospital, where Ms. Cynthia Masocha discovered that the baby she gave birth to on September 21 was swapped overnight.… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5189,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[111],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5188","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-social-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5188","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5188"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5188\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5190,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5188\/revisions\/5190"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/5189"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5188"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5188"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5188"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}