Chandigarh mahila Congress urges shelter for maternity ward

Chandigarh Mahila Congress President Deepa Dubey, in a letter given to the Administrator Banwari Lal Purohit in the maternal and child ward of Sector 16 Hospital visited by Chandigarh Mahila Congress, described the problems being faced by pregnant women and their families. Is. Deepa Dubey said that when he reached Sector 16 hospital last night, […]

by Ramesh Goyat - December 6, 2023, 12:21 pm

Chandigarh Mahila Congress President Deepa Dubey, in a letter given to the Administrator Banwari Lal Purohit in the maternal and child ward of Sector 16 Hospital visited by Chandigarh Mahila Congress, described the problems being faced by pregnant women and their families. Is.
Deepa Dubey said that when he reached Sector 16 hospital last night, he saw that people were suffering due to cold and the condition was deplorable in the waiting hall of the maternal and child ward. No arrangements were made by the administration officials in Sector 16 in the cold for the families of the pregnant women who entered the hospital at night to give birth to their children.
Deepa Dubey said that when the visit was made again this morning, the women had brought their small children for a checkup, but due to the cold, the women wrapped their children in shawls, due to the cold wave, the family members also There was no proper arrangement for this.
Chandigarh Mahila Congress President Deepa Dubey has appealed to Administrator Banwari Lal Purohit that just as a waiting hall has been made outside the emergency of Sector 16, similarly a waiting hall should be made outside the maternal and child ward to protect from cold, which at least 200 people can sleep. There should be a place for people to sit and just as rain shelters are being built all over Chandigarh, a similar shelter should be built towards the maternal and child ward so that the families accompanying the pregnant women can get relief from the problems of cold in the maternal and child ward. Speakers have been installed for the announcement. Speakers should also be installed outside the maternal and child ward by the administration so that the families sitting outside can hear the announcement.
In the end, Mahila Congress President Deepa Dubey has appealed to the administration and said that the pregnant women of the city and their families should be the first priority because the mothers who give birth to the future of the city and the country and their families need to be provided with proper arrangements in the hospital. An order should be given to the administration officials and a residential shelter or a temporary roof should be installed outside the mother-child OPD as soon as possible so that the small children and their mothers do not get troubled by the cold of morning and evening.