Employees at the healthcare company, dna-tested after woman in coma gave birth to a child

”We will continue to cooperate with the police and other investigative authorities to obtain the facts in this deeply disturbing, unique situation,” writes healthcare provider Hacienda Healthcare in a statement.

the Police have, inter alia, requested dna samples from all male employees at the plant in Phoenix.

, which has been in a vegetative state since a drunkningstillbud for more than ten years ago, gave birth to a son at the end of december. According to the AP, it is unclear whether the staff at the vårdanläggningen knew that the woman was pregnant before the birth.

John Michaels, a lawyer for woman's family says in a statement that the family is very upset over the ”neglect of their daughter”.

"They have asked me to express that the little boy has been born into a loving family and will be well taken care of," he says.

indian tribe San Carlos Apache, whose chairman Terry Rambler said that they are deeply shocked and dismayed over the treatment of one of their members.

– When someone you love is under palliative treatment, when they are most dependent on others ' help, to trust man on the staff. Unfortunately, it was one of those not to trust and abused her, " he said in a statement.

It is not clear that the perpetrator is an employee of the healthcare provider, but even if there would be any third party raises the issues of patient safety at the plant. Haciendas ceo resigned on Monday, a decision which was unanimously accepted by the board of directors.

discussions about the situation in other, similar health-care facilities in the united states, and got the authorities involved to start reviewing the various security procedures, writes AP.