A DOCTOR from Lymm who made a new mother feel ‘like a cow giving birth to a calf’ has been suspended.

A newborn baby also suffered bruising to its neck after Dr Fakher Gendy was too ‘forceful’, in what one of his colleagues described as the ‘roughest delivery’ they have ‘ever witnessed’.

Dr Gendy, 74, has since been suspended from medical practice for nine months after a medical tribunal hearing which found him to be guilty of serious professional misconduct.

The doctor, who was born in Egypt and qualified five decades ago in 1974, is also currently under investigation by police regarding allegations of the offence of grievous bodily harm.

The tribunal hearing, which took place from February 12 to March 1, heard how Dr Gendy was responsible for two botched birth deliveries which took place in 2020 and 2021 when he was working at the Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust.

In the first case, the patient had shoulder dystocia. Dr Gendy’s colleagues noted that he used ‘far too much pressure’ during the delivery of the baby.

One of the midwives, referred to as Miss K, said: “My distinct recollection was that the force being applied to the baby's head by Dr Gendy was excessive and was not routine or appropriate.

“It seemed to me that Dr Gendy was pulling at the baby's head and neck because he did not know what else to do.

“It was as if he did not know the appropriate management for shoulder dystocia. It felt like Dr Gendy used excessive force because he did not know what to do next.”

The tribunal also heard a witness statement from the patient herself about the delivery.

She said: “I remember watching them perform ‘internal manoeuvres’ and I think it was Dr Gendy.

“I remember feeling like the doctor’s entire arm was inside me.

“I have grown up in the countryside and watched many calves being born; in that moment I felt like a cow.”

A statement from a paediatrician present at the delivery, referred to as Dr L, said: “I do remember when Mr Gendy was delivering the head that he was applying some pressure.

“I chatted with the midwives afterwards and we agreed that we felt that it was far too much pressure.

“I think that during the delivery, me and some of the general theatre staff were making eye contact to make the inference that Mr Gendy was applying too much pressure.”

This doctor looked distressed when he brought the baby to the patient, so an anaesthetist, called Dr N, asked him if he was okay.

Dr N’s statement said: “He looked distressed and so I took him into the adjoining anaesthetic room and I asked him if he was okay.

“I remember that he was shaking whilst speaking and seemed distressed and I felt like he needed a debriefing and some reassurance.

“Dr L said, 'that was the roughest delivery I have ever witnessed'.”

The second incident happened in February 2021 when a new mother, patient D, became unresponsive while giving birth after suffering a ‘maternal collapse’.

She suffered a postpartum haemorrhage, described as a an ‘extremely serious situation’. The tribunal found that Dr Gendy did not recognise the significant of the patient’s blood loss.

The patient was described as ‘pale, unresponsive, and with a blood pressure of 70/40’. It was alleged that Dr Gendy did not appear to recognise the woman was deteriorating.

A colleague who was present at the time, Ms D, said how Dr Gendy was in the room with his back to the scene, writing notes despite the emergency buzzer sounding and all of the midwives being on shift in the room.

She also said how the doctor seemed unable to made a decision about a grade one section when asked.

Another colleague, Ms I, spoke of a gush of blood coming out of the patient. She said her and a scrub nurse told Dr Gendy that there was a lot of blood loss on the floor, but he ‘took no notice’.

She said that Dr Gendy then reassured them that the blood loss was then fine.

The blood loss was later measured at 2,808ml.

The doctor was described as like ‘a rabbit in headlights’ by the labour ward co-ordinator Ms F.

“He kept saying I didn’t expect this.”

In Dr Gendy’s witness statement, he said the blood was not visible from where he was standing.

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He said: “It is also accepted as a matter of fact that I was not initially aware of the extent of patient D’s blood loss, which was due to my position at the theatre table and not being told by theatre staff about the blood on the floor.

“I was entirely focused on ensuring the safe delivery of the baby and then on closing Patient D’s uterus.

“Notwithstanding this, I twice asked about patient D’s blood loss during the operation.

“I recollect that just as I was suturing patient D’s skin, Ms F informed me that on the opposite side of the patient there was blood on the operating theatre floor.

“This was not visible from where I was standing, and it was said to be in excess of 2,000ml.

“No member of theatre staff had previously informed me about this.”

On issuing Dr Gendy with a suspension, MPTS chairman Sean Ell said: “Dr Gendy has shown limited insight into his misconduct and has shown a failure to work collaboratively with colleagues.

“His misconduct had the potential to cause serious harm to patients.”

It was noted that following the incidents, Dr Gendy has made a partial attempt at remediation with some relevant training.

Representing Dr Gendy, Mr Colman spoke of his client’s testimonials and other evidence about his career which speak of the many years of valued service he has given to the NHS.

He also said that Dr Gendy had intended to continue practising medicine before the matters before the tribunal arose, however he has found the proceedings chastening and emotionally distressing, and as such feels he is now wishes to retire.

Besides these matters which Dr Gendy was suspended for, he is also being further investigated by the General Medical Council after he was criticised by an inquest coroner over the stillbirth of a baby in 2019.