Pregnant tribal woman in T.N.’s Thalavadi Hills ceases contact with health team over fear of hospital birth

In 2019 too, Shevanthi refused to visit the hospital for her first delivery. With police assistance, she was admitted to Coimbatore Medical College Hospital and delivered her first child, a girl, through a normal delivery. This time, fearing a possible C-section, she showed a strong preference for home delivery — a choice common among tribal women in the region.

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