A teenage mum was detained for four days at Luveve clinic in Bulawayo after failing to pay $80 in maternity fees.
Takudzwa Bheja, 17, from Magwegwe North suburb, was only released after her family managed to raise $30.
Bheja said being detained at clinic was the most traumatising experience she has ever gone through.
Bheja's stepfather, Harunashe Nyoni, alleges that the hospital was demanding $30 for registration and $50 for maternity fees.
A source at the clinic said it was procedural that no one is discharged without paying the $30 registration fee.
attempts to contact Bulawayo's health director Dr Zanele Hwalima yielded no results.
Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights regional manager Lizwe Jamela said it was unlawful for the clinic to detain anyone over non payment of fees sighting it endangered the persons right to health care.
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