Senegal has arrested three healthcare workers over the death of a pregnant woman and her baby, the latest in a string of maternal mortality tragedies.
The three, a gynecologist, an anesthetist and a nurse are being held over negligence.
A union representative said during a delivery in the rural southeastern town of Kedougou on Tuesday night, a woman and the baby she was carrying died.
Local media reports have described terrible conditions at the Health Centre in Kedougou, about 700 kilometers from the capital Dakar and one of the poorest towns in Senegal despite its mineral deposits.
