‘No-one gave me food or medication’: mothers speak out about traumatic births at hospitals

Social movement raises awareness about obstetric violence

11 December 2022 - 20:22 By Mary-Anne Gontsana

Imagine being a scared 15-year-old having painful contractions in the reception area of a hospital because staff refuse to admit you. Well, this was the case for Noloyiso Williams from Redhill in Cape Town, who says the memory of this experience is still traumatising almost 10 years later...

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