The Katowice Regional Court ruled on Tuesday that all three must serve between one and one-and-a-half years in prison, and are banned from practising medicine for several years.
The case, which sent shockwaves across Poland and reignited a fierce national debate over abortion laws, stems from Izabela's death at the gynaecological ward.
The doctors were found guilty of exposing the patient to a risk to her life, with one also convicted of unintentionally causing her death.
The appeals court partially revised the original verdict – most notably by converting the suspended sentence of Krzysztof P., who was standing in as head of the ward at the time, into an immediate custodial sentence.
The court said his role carrying responsibility not only for Izabela's direct care but also for the organisation of the ward justified the harsher punishment.
The family's legal representative, Jolanta Budzowska, said the sentences reflected justice being done.
Speaking on behalf of Izabela's husband, daughter and mother, she said the family was satisfied the appeals court had recognised the particular responsibility borne by the acting ward chief.
'Not one more': a death that shook Poland
The 30-year-old woman, identified only as Izabela, died of septic shock after after doctors failed to terminate her unviable pregnancy in time.
Her
death came amid mounting fears among medical professionals following a near-total abortion ban introduced by the country’s previous right-wing government led by the Law and Justice (PiS) party.
Izabela was 22 weeks pregnant when she was admitted to hospital with complications, including the premature rupture of amniotic fluid and known fetal abnormalities.
Her family argued that doctors hesitated to intervene, fearing legal repercussions under the tightened abortion laws, which only permit terminations in cases of rape, incest or when the mother's life is in direct danger.
She died leaving behind a young daughter.
Her death sparked nationwide protests under the slogan "Not one more," as thousands took to the streets in anger over what many saw as the chilling effect of the PiS-backed Constitutional Tribunal ruling in 2020 that further restricted access to abortion.
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Source: PAP