A new complaint, supported by photographs, reveals the presence of bedbugs at the Ginecobstetric Teaching Hospital "José Ramón López Tabrane" in Matanzas, where, according to testimony received by CiberCuba, some pregnant women prefer to sleep during the day to avoid nighttime bites.
"Many of them walk everywhere. They sting you," reported a complainant who shared photos with CiberCuba of the insects in the hospital facilities, commonly known as the Materno de Matanzas.
According to her testimony, the center conducts weekly spraying with permethrin, but the infestation persists. The complainant claims that the insects take refuge in the mattresses and reappear after each treatment.
"When they spray, what they do is walk along the walls, and at night they are unbearable, to the point that pregnant women prefer to sleep during the day," she explained.
The situation has led the patients' families to try to eliminate the insects on their own, while the pregnant women attempt to protect their belongings by storing them in nylon bags, although this measure is not always effective, according to the testimony.
"It's outrageous that a pregnant woman about to give birth —and those who are not about to give birth as well— cannot sleep or rest," lamented the woman, who demanded the replacement of the infested mattresses and a definitive solution to the problem.
The complainant clarified that she does not hold the medical or nursing staff responsible for the conditions that patients face in the hospital.
"This is not a blockade, this is not politics. This is dirt!" he/she expressed.
According to the complainant, the elevators in the hospital have been out of order for a long time, which means that women who have just given birth, including those who underwent cesarean sections, as well as critically ill patients, must be taken down the stairs.
A problem reported for months
In June 2026, a infestation of bedbugs and cockroaches had already been reported in this same hospital, along with clogged toilets, lack of water, shortages of medical supplies, and issues with the elevator.
Reports have spread to other healthcare facilities in Cuba. On October 17, the case of an 85-year-old woman with lung cancer admitted in Camagüey became known, whose family reported that she also couldn't sleep due to insects.
For the complainant from Matanzas, it is particularly contradictory that the Cuban authorities express concern over low birth rates while women face such conditions during pregnancy and childbirth.
"Women do not have the conditions even in a delivery room to give birth peacefully, and they expect the population to increase," she questioned.
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