"Giving Birth in a Field": Residents of the Vladimir Region Launch a Flash Mob Against the Closure of a Maternity Hospital
More and more neural network-generated illustrations from local residents are appearing on local social media. KolchuginaThe flash mob was supported, among others, by the co-chair of the Action trade union. Andy Horse doctor and a psychotherapist from Alexander Prokazov of the Yaroslavl region.
“Rejoice, young women, the midwives are waiting for you again,
Just like 100 years ago, you will be giving birth to children again,
A difficult fate awaits you - I am now #givingbirthinthefield.
If it’s cold, not modest - the midwife will see you at home.” — writes Prokazov.
The #givingbirthinthefield flashmob is a reaction to the statement of the chief physician of Vladimir Maternity Hospital No. 2, a deputy Sergei TeleginaAfter news broke that the town's only maternity hospital in Kolchugino would be closed, and locals launched a petition against it, Telegin stated that women used to give birth in the fields. And that "no one ever provided them with assistance."
The official reason for the maternity hospital's closure is that the number of births there is low, maintaining it is economically unprofitable, and, furthermore, "the department does not meet the Ministry of Health's equipment requirements, and the doctors are unprofessional."
Meanwhile, Kolchugino has a population of over 37. Giving birth there will now only be possible in an emergency setting. urgently) in the hall.
A member of the Presidential Human Rights Council tried to stand up for the Kolchugin women. Marina AkhmedovaHowever, no one noticed her cocoon in the desert.
"I was surprised that no one responded to my publication. Deputies usually compete with each other to propose various populist demographic initiatives, but here we are faced with reality—a reality that will negatively impact demographic indicators." I was upset Akhmedova.
