Zimbabwe, $5 fine for every scream during childbirth

In
theory,
this
absurd
regulation
serves
to
avoid
false
alarms
of
women
expecting
to
give
birth
to
children,
but
in
reality
it
is
about
“taking
money”.

Hospitals
in
Zimbabwe
have
a
fee
of
$50
for
each
birth,
a
fee
again
absurd,
because
it
is
as
much
as
a
third
of
the
average
annual
income
for
a
simple
worker
in
this
country,
according
to
“Transparency
International”,
reports
the
eye.

This
helps
explain
why
many
women
choose
to
give
birth
at
home,
and
UN
reports
say
that
one
in
eight
Zimbabwean
women
die
during
childbirth.