The INS News
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
    • Regional
    • Srinagar
    • Jammu
    • National
    • World
  • Business & Economy
  • Multimedia
    • Photo Gallery
    • Video Gallery
  • Health
  • Jobs & Careers
  • Press Releases
  • Blog
  • Home
  • News
    • Regional
    • Srinagar
    • Jammu
    • National
    • World
  • Business & Economy
  • Multimedia
    • Photo Gallery
    • Video Gallery
  • Health
  • Jobs & Careers
  • Press Releases
  • Blog
No Result
View All Result
The INS News
No Result
View All Result
Home News Regional

Why pregnant women in Kashmir prefer private hospitals?

INS Correspondent by INS Correspondent
February 26, 2018
A A
Why pregnant women in Kashmir prefer private hospitals?
Share on FacebookShare on TwitterWhatsappTelegramEmail

Srinagar: The pregnant women in Kashmir prefer private hospitals to deliver babies. In Srinagar alone, more than 50 deliveries take place every month at every private hospital, the data reveals.
This INS correspondent talked to at least a dozen women who have experienced deliveries in both or only at government maternity hospitals, to know the reason(s) – of preferring private hospitals over the government ones.
All of them narrated almost similar stories. And it is not just the lack of facility available at government hospitals. It is more than that.
Shahnaz Khan, a resident of Batamaloo area of Srinagar, preferred to deliver her second child at Sheikh-ul-Alam hospital instead of government Lal Ded hospital as she did not want to get “beaten up” or “abused” by the paramedical staff while delivering a child.
“A woman who is delivering a child is subjected to torture and abuse by the paramedical staff,” Shahnaz told INS. “I was slapped on head when I was going through labour pain. The nurse even used awful language saying ‘Tami Saat Soonchziha, Waen Kath Chakh Laagaan Doad (Why did you get pregnant if you can’t bear the pain).”

RELATED POSTS

Schools in Kupwara, Bla, Gurez, around Awantipora, Sgr Airport to remain closed on May 9–10

Govt bans Pak-origin content on OTT, streaming platforms in India

India destroys Pak air defense system, foils bid to target military installations

The paramedical staff, Shahnaz said, doesn’t have any concern with the patient care at the time when they are battling between life and death. “What kind of behaviour do you expect from them at that critical stage? When a patient is battling for life, they push her towards death.”
Another woman, Neelofar, a resident of Rambagh, Srinagar, shared a “shameful” incident at a government hospital. She said a male technician physically “harassed” her during Sonography when she was seven months pregnant.
“There was no female staff member inside the room. The attendant asked my husband to wait outside till Sonography was over. The moment my husband left the room, the technician starting touching me in an inappropriate manner,” Neelofar told INS. “I left the room immediately without having Sonography done.”
Since then, Neelofar said, she didn’t visit the government hospital and gave birth to her first child at a private hospital. “The incident was there in my mind. I told my husband to take me to a private hospital, not to any government one.”
“In the labour room of government maternity hospitals, only females should be allowed to enter but usually the male pantry staff and security guards come inside without any restrictions and gaze at women that too in an obscene manner,” Neelofar added.
Seerat Shafi, who also preferred private hospital, told INS that the medical staff treats patients carefully. “Let’s leave the facility part aside; there is a lot of difference between government and private hospitals as far as the patient care is concerned. The private hospital staff does not beat, abuse or use vulgar language during the delivery process. Rather they boost the spirit of women by understanding their pain and concern.”
“Such type of patient care is not found in government hospitals. I belong to a lower middle class family, everyone cannot afford but one still prefers private hospitals for own and baby’s safety,” Seerat said.
“Besides, the government hospitals lack basic facilities like hygienic washrooms, sufficient beds and proper caretaking of patients.”
When raised the issues, senior Gynecologist Dr Masrat told INS that proper care is being provided to patients in government maternity hospitals. She said people opt for private maternity hospitals for their own comfort but agreed that the government hospitals lack proper infrastructure.
“There may be good facilities in private hospitals but everyone cannot afford it. As doctors, we try our best to give proper support to patients. It will take time (for government hospitals) to adopt the same culture as that of private hospitals, but we assure to have best medical facility for patients,” she said.
Regarding the alleged abuse by the paramedical staff, Dr Masrat said, “In past, we received some complaints but action was taken soon. We request the patients to kindly inform the hospital administration if they face any kind of inconvenience.”

Buy JNews
ADVERTISEMENT
Previous Post

Suspected militants hurl grenade in Pulwama, cop injured

Next Post

Grenade blast in Tral: Under custody militant killed, cop injured

INS Correspondent

INS Correspondent

Related Posts

Sonamarg—Zojila road closed for traffic after fresh snowfall
Regional

Schools in Kupwara, Bla, Gurez, around Awantipora, Sgr Airport to remain closed on May 9–10

May 8, 2025
No petrol without helmet in Anantnag, DC issues order
Regional

Govt bans Pak-origin content on OTT, streaming platforms in India

May 8, 2025
India destroys Pak air defense system, foils bid to target military installations
Regional

India destroys Pak air defense system, foils bid to target military installations

May 8, 2025
J&K has immense opportunity in tourism sector: PM Modi
Regional

PM Modi chairs high-level meeting with Secretaries of GoI

May 8, 2025
Rains, snow expected from Monday in J&K: MeT
Regional

Weatherman predicts rain, thundershower till May 13

May 8, 2025
Govt announces 24 hours ‘Traffic Dry Day’ on NH-44
Regional

Traffic along Sgr-Jmu NH halted

May 8, 2025
Next Post
Three policemen, civilian injured in Safa Kadal grenade attack: Police

Grenade blast in Tral: Under custody militant killed, cop injured

Asifa rape and murder: Traders body demands time bound judicial commission, shift case from Jmu to Sgr

Asifa rape and murder: Traders body demands time bound judicial commission, shift case from Jmu to Sgr

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *




Despite outstanding success, JK bank’s best years lie ahead: Pervez Ahmad

Despite outstanding success, JK bank’s best years lie ahead: Pervez Ahmad

May 3, 2019

Video: Medical Employees protest demands amendment of SRO 520 & SRO 43.

March 9, 2018
My govt committed to surrender policy: Mehbooba 

Mehbooba asks ‘all groups’ to reciprocate GoI’s Ramadan truce announcement

May 16, 2018

About

Indian News Service (INS) is the first registered online news portal from the state of Jammu & Kashmir. Our creative team consists of like-minded and socially concerned team of media professionals who carry decades of experience in their field of profession at their back. Our core values have pillars in honesty, empathy, credibility, equality and integrity.

More

© 2022 INS News - Designed by GITS.

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
    • Regional
    • Srinagar
    • Jammu
    • National
    • World
  • Business & Economy
  • Multimedia
    • Photo Gallery
    • Video Gallery
  • Health
  • Jobs & Careers
  • Press Releases
  • Blog

© 2022 INS News - Designed by GITS.