Childbirth Chaos

Submitted by Mark D (United States), Mar 7, 2014 at 23:59

Male Swedish doctor assaulted during childbirth: Rushing to the delivery room at Örebro University Hospital on November 6 to help acritically ill woman who had just given birth, a Swedish doctor was assaulted by her male relatives who objected to his being male. The husband screamed at the doctor and ordered him to leave the room at once; when the doctor refused and went to the patient to examine her, "He was attacked by the husband and received a kick to the groin," a local newspaper was told. In addition, the husband's brother attacked the doctor from behind.

Police took the relatives from the premises; the mother was removed for an operation; and the hospital reiterated its policy of staff not being selected for tasks according to gender. (November 19, 2010)

I felt my nose wrinkle in disbelief. Holy mother of God!

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