Some protesting pregnant women at the premises of the hospital | Photo credit: TribunePregnant women were said to shut down the Ondo state specialist hospital, Akure, to protest an alleged hike in medical bills.
The pregnant women who barricaded the gate of the state hospital alleged that there was an outrageous new medical bill at the hospital which is no longer bearable.
According to the expectant mothers, the hospital now charges N25,000 for delivery while Cesarean Session (CS) which was hitherto free now cost N50,000.
According to some of the pregnant women who spoke to newsmen, other unjustified charges ranging from N500 to N4000 are being collected by the hospital officials on the order of the state government.
The expectant mothers, numbering about one hundred, disrupted operations at Ante-natal section of the hospital.
Before now, pregnant women and their children who are below five years had enjoyed free medical services under the previous administration of Olusegun Mimiko.
