JAIPUR: Pregnant women are bearing the heat of pathetic healthcare infrastructure at some government hospitals in Rajasthan. Patients alleged that at least two women are forced to sleep on almost every bed after child delivery in Bikaner's PBM Hospital. Several women could be seen sleeping on the floors of the women wards.
Aggrieved family members of these women approached the hospital administration and demanded that facilities be improved here.
"It is absolutely pathetic the way pregnant women are kept in this hospital. Two women sleep side by side on almost every bed here. The unfortunate ones who did not get a bed are forced to sleep on the floors making them vulnerable to infections," said one Ramakant Sharma whose daughter-in-law gave birth to a child here on Friday.
"I have complained about this to authorities several times, but nothing has been done. The state government has launched several schemes for the welfare of the pregnant women and newly-born children, however, money seems to be going down the drain," said Sharma.
He added that he was considering to shift his daughter-in-law to some private hospital. "It is expensive, but I will be forced to do so," said Sharma.
A hospital official said that principal secretary, health had directed the hospital administration to improve sanitation here on Friday.Link: Two pregnant women sleep on every bed in this Bikaner Hospital
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