{"id":102770,"date":"2017-08-15T13:09:48","date_gmt":"2017-08-15T17:09:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dr1.com\/new\/?p=102770"},"modified":"2017-08-15T13:09:48","modified_gmt":"2017-08-15T17:09:48","slug":"40-of-births-in-santo-domingo-are-to-haitian-women","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/2017\/08\/15\/40-of-births-in-santo-domingo-are-to-haitian-women\/","title":{"rendered":"40% of births in Santo Domingo are to Haitian women"},"content":{"rendered":"
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C\u00e9sar L\u00f3pez \/ El Nuevo Diario<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The secretary of the Dominican Society of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Dr. C\u00e9sar L\u00f3pez, acknowledges that it is difficult to prevent Haitian nationals from entering the Dominican Republic to give birth.<\/p>\n

He says public health statistics indicate that only one of out of three births in the border region of this country was from a Dominican woman. In Greater Santo Domingo, 40% of all births in the DR are to Haitian women. Dr. L\u00f3pez says these are usually undernourished women that do not have access to prenatal care in their country and only see a doctor when ready to give birth. As a result, these women add considerably to the maternal mortality rate in the country. He said there is a high prevalence of AIDS, syphilis and tuberculosis and other complications among these patients.<\/p>\n

The remarks were made by Dr. L\u00f3pez when interviewed by Julio Mart\u00ednez Pozo on Toque Final on Channel 7. He advocated controlling Haitian birthing tourism. He said the costly health complications eat up the budget available for normal health services at the public hospitals. \u201cWe are expending resources to stabilize a complicated patient in the intensive care unit so she does not die,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He made the comments in regards to recent statistics from Women\u2019s Link Worldwide that place the Dominican Republic in the fourth place of maternal mortality in Latin America, only surpassed by Haiti and Bolivia.<\/p>\n

Dr. L\u00f3pez also was critical of the Medina administration\u2019s decision to remodel 56 public hospitals all at once, which has created difficult working conditions for the physicians.<\/p>\n

Read more in Spanish:
\nEl Nuevo Diario<\/a><\/p>\n

15 August 2017<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The secretary of the Dominican Society of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Dr. C\u00e9sar L\u00f3pez, acknowledges that it is difficult to prevent Haitian nationals from entering the Dominican Republic to give birth. He says public health statistics indicate that only one of out of three births in the border region of this country was from a Dominican … <\/p>\n

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