This article was originally published on 14 December 2022. We have decided to republish it after the news broke by The Observer that almost half of the maternity services provided by the NHS in England have been rated as substandard.
This week, anonymous midwives told the BBC that pressures on maternity services in the Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust where they work are putting lives at risk. According to the report, a combination of workloads, staff sickness and workforce shortages mean that “mistakes will be made”, the midwives said. Meanwhile, yesterday (13 December) midwives in Wales voted to go on strike over pay.
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