Nurses at Pumwani Maternity Hospital have said they are overwhelmed by work resulting in the high mortality rate of newborn babies. "Without the second theatre running there is a workload on cesarean sections in the labour ward, therefore, causing a backlog of mothers in labour wards," the nurses said. "We transport dead babies on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. The nurses, however, acknowledged the issue of mismanagement of deliveries is something that has been ongoing in the hospital for a long time. Related: Pumwani dead infants saga: Maternity has no mortuaryClick here for the latest political news

Source: The Star September 19, 2018 10:07 UTC