Mariam Aboubakar Esperance is a reporter with Global Press in the Democratic Republic of Congo. https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/contributor/mariam-aboubakar-esperance/rss en Health Thu, 20 Apr 2017 13:51:05 +0000 Mariam Aboubakar Esperance https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2017/04/20/drc-hospital-holds-new-mothers-until-they-pay-delivery-costs https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2017/04/20/drc-hospital-holds-new-mothers-until-they-pay-delivery-costs Hospitals in the city of Goma can handle the costs of natural childbirths. But mothers who have Cesarean deliveries or whose newborns need intensive care can incur higher bills – and one hospital won’t let them go home until they can pay.