Editorial | The new face of public maternity wards - Vídeo Dailymotion

Editorial | The new face of public maternity wards

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00:00Liston Diario presents the editorial from the director.

00:30Presented by the growing influx of Haitian women in labour, these structural precarious

00:34conditions were compounded by a chronic shortage of medical supplies.

00:38In recent years, births to foreign mothers in the La Alta Grazia and Los Mina maternity

00:43wards represented between 47% and 52% respectively.

00:48Nationwide, births to Haitians represent an average of 35% of the national total, placing

00:54unsustainable pressure on hospital resources.

00:57After a thorough renovation, the maternity wards now have spacious operating rooms, intensive

01:03care units and modern laboratories, even equipped with state-of-the-art technology such as MRIs

01:08and ultrasound machines.

01:10The old collective wards have been replaced by single rooms with monitors, essential amenities

01:16and private bathrooms shared by only two patients.

01:19The entrances to the inpatient areas are now impeccable, well lit, signposted and in compliance

01:25with the most demanding standards.

01:28Emergency protocols guarantee a swift response in critical cases, eliminating extreme situations

01:33such as births on the floor due to lack of beds.

01:37The optimisation of resources, coupled with the reduction in the flow of foreign mothers,

01:42has made it possible to expand the care facilities for Dominican women.

01:46This comprehensive transformation not only dignifies the act of giving life, but also ensures humane

01:52and technically optimal treatment for mother and newborn.

01:56For Listine Diario, voiceover and translation by Danny Leon.

02:00Listine Diario presented the editorial from the director.

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