Hilmi: Govt plans to have only women doctors delivering babies


PETALING JAYA: A lack of women doctors in the obstetrics and gynaecology field is the only reason that the government has not mandated that only women doctors can deliver babies at public hospitals, says Deputy Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Hilmi Yahaya (pic).

Dr Hilmi said the government planned to make it procedure that only women doctors can deliver babies in hospitals.

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