Nurses' behaviour condemnable

We are deeply disturbed by the insensitive behavoiur of two nurses of a government health complex who, reportedly, refused to admit an expectant mother, who was in labour, for reasons unknown. Having been driven away from the hospital, the unfortunate woman had to give birth in the hospital compound under a tree without any medical assistance.

What we do not understand is who gave the nurses the authority to drive away the woman from the hospital? Were there no doctors present at the hospital at the time to serve the woman? The woman and her husband came from a long distance just to avail the service of the healthcare professionals and instead of getting   treatment, they had to face such insensate behaviour from the staff present there. While getting ante-natal care at government hospitals is a right of all expectant mothers, such attitude of nurses towards a woman who was in labour is shocking.

Also, when there is a serious lack of awareness among people, particularly in the rural areas, about the importance of giving birth at hospitals and while different government and non-government organisations are trying hard to raise that awareness, such behaviour of nurses will only discourage expectant mothers to go to public hospitals for safe deliveries. We hope the hospital authorities would investigate the matter and take punitive actions against the nurses and staff involved so that this serves as a deterrent, in this and in other government health complexes.