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Phoebe Davis

Exhausted midwives say ‘put up or shut up’ NHS culture puts mothers and babies at risk

Calls for tighter controls as maternity staff report pressure from management to work longer hours

Sun 14 Dec 2025

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Maternity care is in decline, despite lower birth rates
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Top hospitals turn away pregnant women too scared to use local units
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Clinical negligence costs almost as much as maternity care

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Clinical negligence costs almost as much as maternity care

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