Mothers say they were given the choice to go home or stay and sleep on the floor next to their newborns for at least a year.
Rahima Moosa hospital in Johannesburg, 4 April 2022, were a video went viral showing pregnant women sleeping on cold floors. Picture: Nigel Sibanda
According to Nthabiseng Dinolo, who gave birth at the mother and child hospital in August 2021, the situation had not improved since last year, as the hospital did not have beds then either, and mothers were never warned about the lack of capacity. Dinolo said when they tried to report the poor service or put in a complaint with the management, they were told that they speak too much, and forced to keep quiet in fear.
Women leaves Rahima Moosa hospital in Johannesburg, 4 April 2022, after a video went viral showing pregnant women sleeping on cold floors. Picture: Nigel SibandaAnother patient who verified Dinolo’s story, Emelda Adams, said the past couple of days had been hell for many heavily pregnant women who were often sleeping on the floor, and she believed many of them were getting discharged due to the video which caused a furore on social media.
“And this time around, unfortunately for them and fortunately for the residents of the city, I now have the authority to go in and see what is going on. And to my horror and utter disgust I went in there and it was true.” “However, we have a huge number of patients that come from outside the border. Some come straight from Park Station with suitcases,” Mkabayi added.
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