A shortfall in the number of trained midwives and a lack of funding has risked safety of pregnant women, MPs have warned. In a damning report on maternity care, the Public Accounts Committee hit out at the Department of Health and NHS England.
Maternity services in the UK are under strain due to a lack of trained and experienced staff need to provide "safe, high quality care", the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) have said.
Cathy Warwick, chief executive of the RCM backed up a report from MPs which blasted the NHS and Government for a 2,300 void in the number of trained midwives.
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