Across China: Jiangsu

Illegal midwife jailed

A woman convicted of illegally practicing as a midwife and causing the death of a mother and baby was sentenced at an east China court to 12 years in jail, court authorities said yesterday.

Luo Ying, a native of the southwestern Guizhou province, pled guilty to causing the death of the 32-year-old mother surnamed Liu, but claimed the baby, a girl, was born dead, said an official with Binhu district court in Wuxi city, Jiangsu province.