Izigameko zokufihlwa kokuzalwa kanye nokulahlwa kwezingane zisaqhubeka nokuhlupha imiphakathi ezweni lonke.
Ngokusho kwamaphoyisa aseNorth West, mathathu kuphela amacala okufihlwa kokuzalwa abikwe kulesi sifundazwe phakathi kuka-Okthoba 2023 noMashi nonyaka. Nokho, izigameko eziningi azibikwa.
Kwesinye sezigameko zakamuva, izakhamuzi zaseLotlhakane Village eMahikeng zishaqekile ngesikhathi kutholwa izitho zosana olusanda kuzalwa zilahlwe yizinja.
Ukufihlwa kokuzalwa kubangela izingozi ezinkulu kubo bobabili umama nengane, ikakhulukazi uma ukukhulelwa kufihliwe.
Ungoti wezokuzala, uDkt Qinisile Cele uyachaza, “Kuyisenzo esiyingozi kakhulu futhi esisongela ukuphila ukufihla ukukhulelwa ngisho nokuzalwa. Ngakho-ke lokhu kufaka phakathi izinto ezifana nomfutho wegazi ophakeme ekukhulelweni okungaholela ekushayweni kohlangothi, ukufakwa komama okuyi-eclampsia nokubeka impilo yakhe engcupheni, futhi uma kuziwa ekubelethweni uwedwa ngaphandle kokuya kodokotela, lokho kuyingozi kakhulu ngoba umama angopha noma ukopha ngisho nasengozini yokufa.”
Okhulumela uMnyango Wezempilo eNyakatho Ntshonalanga, uTebogo Lekgethwane, ugqamisa izici ezinomthelela ekulahlweni kwezingane futhi uveza izindlela ezimbalwa eziphephile ezitholakala komama abaphelelwe yithemba.
“Singanquma, ngokusekelwe emibonweni noma ezinkolelweni zalowo muntu, ukuba sikhiphe umntwana ukuze atholwe uma kuyilokho afuna ukukukhetha. Kodwa, kunjalo, i-C-TOP [Inketho Yokunqamula Ukukhulelwa] inketho. Sicabanga ukuthi yindlela yokugcina ngoba ziningi izinto ezingenziwa ngaphambi kokuthi umuntu eze e-C-TOP… ukuhushula isisu ngokungemthetho kungenye indaba ephazamisa lolu hlobo lwenkonzo,” kusho uLekgethwane.