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Health

The Labour Room Bullies

by The Daily Eye Team November 17 2015, 4:59 pm Estimated Reading Time: 0 mins, 20 secs

Obstetric violence, the abuse of pregnant women by health workers, is shockingly common in the Indian medical system though it is rarely talked about. Recently, three infants died in Uttar Pradesh's Balia district after their mothers were forced to deliver on the floor even though beds were available at the primary health centre (the attendants reportedly didn't want to deal with soiled sheets).? Read More at www.who.int