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Government to Mother: Sorry you had to give birth in the bathroom

Posted by Brett Singer

Man, that doctor is taking FOREVER to get hereReuters has a report on a couple in Chile that was forced to deliver their newborn in the bathroom after waiting for 2 hours to see a doctor at a public hospital.

What's nice (well, relatively nice) is that the government apologized. "We are very sad about what has happened and worried about this incredible incident, and we are going to take the appropriate measures," Health Minister Maria Soledad Barria told Radio Cooperativa. I could be wrong but I can't imagine hospital officials in the U.S. admitting that they made a mistake quite this easily. Of course, they still had to deliver the kid in the freakin' bathroom. Maybe next time they'll try a home birth.

image: theborg.info 

 


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Brett Singer is a writer and father living in Manhattan with his wonderful wife and two terrific sons (referred to here as Thing 1 and Thing 2). He writes about music for the Boston Phoenix, sports for Go2.com (a text messaging company) and other topics for anyone else who will have him.

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