At this hospital, pay to hold your baby for the first time!
The Hindu
Poor attendants of women who had a delivery at the Modern Government Maternity Hospital, Petlaburj, are allegedly forced to shell out anywhere between ₹2,000 and ₹6,000 to the staff there in order to
Poor attendants of women who had a delivery at the Modern Government Maternity Hospital, Petlaburj, are allegedly forced to shell out anywhere between ₹2,000 and ₹6,000 to the staff there in order to avail various services.
Among the services for which money was ‘unofficially’ collected by the hospital staff includes handing over the newborn to the family (₹1,500 to ₹3,000 or sometimes more), shifting the new mother post delivery from one section to another on a stretcher (₹300 to ₹500), and vaccination (₹500). For those who are lucky, the staff sometimes make exceptions and demand money only for a single ‘service’.
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