Substandard maternity care possible, warns Health D-G

PETALING JAYA: Health Ministry director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said there would be an increase in workload in government hospitals and risk of substandard maternity care if the private sector loses its obstetricians.

“With the obstetrics and gynaecology specialists almost equal in numbers in both sectors, there is definitely going to be increased demand. We will not face a shortage of O&G specialists but rather a mismatch in the distribution and the corresponding workload.”