Overview
- The larger birthing room with a tub may no longer be used for deliveries under a court-mediated settlement, and the plaintiff agreed to drop further legal action.
- No formal judgment was issued, and the center says the restricted room will be used for prenatal care instead.
- The neighbor’s apartment is about ten meters from the room, and he cited cries during labor as an intolerable noise burden.
- About 90% of the center’s births previously occurred in the now-restricted room, pausing water births and leaving only a smaller room for deliveries.
- The leadership calls the decision a “huge catastrophe,” warns of economic strain, and says it is working on solutions in consultation with local officials.