“We are not closing maternity hospitals, we are turning them into perinatal centers” declared the Minister of Health Agnès Buzyn, guest on France Info this morning. Asked about the closure of local maternities as part of the government plan “My health 2022”, the Minister stressed that these transformations are “always linked to safety issues in childbirth for women. This is the only criterion “.
Among these security reasons, the minister cites the lack of obstetricians or pediatricians to take care of babies or even non-compliant procedures.
Transport to the maternity ward will be organized
The Minister also announced that in these perinatal centers, the transport of expectant mothers to the nearest maternity hospital will be organized. “We are not going to leave women alone with their worry of having to travel 30 or 40 kilometers to give birth” she stressed.
4th year of decline in #births in #demography#populationhttps://t.co/BqvMFGAHeKpic.twitter.com/Ask32fnJVU
– Insee (@InseeFr) January 15, 2019
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