Politics · 3 hours ago
Why 12 English midwife centres closed despite record NHS staff
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Six of England's midwife-led birth centres have closed for good since Labour took power in July 2024, including Stafford and Pontefract. Four more have been shut "temporarily" for up to six years, and campaigners fear they won't reopen. NHS bodies blame a shortage of midwives, while the Department of Health says a record number of midwives now work in the NHS.
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