Maternity services at the north Devon district hospital in barnstaple have been indefinitely suspended. Other remote hospitals across the uk are expected to do the same. The story sheds light on maternity care crisis that has rumbling on for years.
Maternity services in england from 2022 to 2024 warn serious harm in maternity care risks becoming norm. Trainee midwives struggling to gain experience of dealing with complex births. Some women worry about type of care they may receive during vaginal birth.
The government's maternity & neonatal task force is expected to publish a plan before Christmas. Maternity doctors say there is great scepticism about this plan. The plan is based on the recommendations from the amos review.
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