Sidecar ambulances help mothers give birth safely

January 9, 2023 5:33 AM

Central India's Chhattisgarh has one of the highest rates of pregnancy-related deaths for mothers across the country. A growing fleet of motorbike ambulances is working to change that
posted by chariot pulled by cassowaries (3 comments total)

Oof. A bleak read.
posted by calebegg at 7:03 AM on January 9, 2023

A hopeful read. Indigenous societies are precious, and there is a balance between their existence, and then their survival. The needs of women and children are overlooked in the most affluent societies. Effective medical practice for women is way behind that for children. I have no idea where that is not so. This is a step, and they have a stand alone language too.
posted by Oyéah at 12:21 PM on January 9, 2023 [1 favorite]

How wonderful and caring. Honestly the western medical system could learn from this.
posted by sepviva at 4:31 PM on January 10, 2023