A hospital in Indonesia opted not to treat two women going into labour due to a lack of beds and personal protective equipment amid the coronavirus pandemic.<br /><br />Diana Hendri Rahayu, 26, was turned away from Madina hospital in Bukittinggi, West Sumatra, as they did not accept patients during the coronavirus pandemic. The 26-year-old was then taken to another hospital where she was again turned away as they had no room.<br /><br />Fortunately, Rahayu was taken to a private clinic where she gave birth to a healthy baby boy on April 29.<br /><br />Another pregnant woman, Sri Mahayu, 33, was turned away from Indonesian Army Hospital due to fears she had contracted COVID-19.<br /><br />Mahayu's sister Ema Malini said: "The nurse said that childbirth cannot be processed here. We were told to go to another hospital because the membranes had broken. In both hospitals, there is a tool to detect contracted COVID-19 or not."<br /><br />They then went to a private clinic in the suburbs where Mahayu gave birth to a healthy baby boy on May 2.<br /><br />After the ordeal, the Bukittinggi branch of the Indonesian Midwives Association apologised.<br /><br />Bukittinggi's Mayor Ramlan Nurmatias asked pregnant women to follow hospital services procedures.
