In Liberia, many women in labor face life-threatening delays because hospitals demand upfront payments for emergency procedures. Families are often forced to leave the hospital mid-delivery to raise funds, a desperate situation that has led to mothers dying or suffering severe complications while waiting for care. The practice underscores the devastating impact of poverty and systemic healthcare barriers on maternal survival.

Fatu Kamara reports in this social media Video. To read more about this story click this link: Liberia: Emergency Childbirth Fees Push Poor Families to Fundraise During Labor, Leading to Death and Injury – FrontPage Africa Online

This report is a collaboration with New Narratives as part of the “Investigating Liberia” project. Funding was provided by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency which had no say in the story’s content.