Nigerian Nurse Questions Restrictions on Male Nurses in Labour Wards

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A Nigerian male nurse has raised concerns over reports that male nurses and nursing interns are denied access to labour wards in some hospitals, even when they need practical training. He questioned why male doctors may attend childbirth while male nurses are excluded, describing the practice as a barrier to equal professional development. The debate has renewed calls for hospitals to balance fair training opportunities for nurses with patients’ privacy, dignity and right to give consent during childbirth.

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