Regional emergency units will be the right measure only in the short term
The union says the measure will only succeed with a 'real' commitment to doctors. Garcia da Horta Hospital in Almada will be the first to host a regional obstetrics and gynaecology emergency unit.
Births in Portugal rose last year to more than 89,000 babies, of whom 28% were to foreign mothers
Babies born to foreign mothers continue to represent a sizeable proportion, particularly due to the contribution of Brazilian women.
Pregnant woman complains about lack of neonatal beds in Évora
Thirty weeks pregnant and diagnosed as high-risk for pre-eclampsia, she had to be hospitalised in Lisbon.
