Summary
NHS MATERNITY units do not have enough consultants to deliver babies safely round the clock and look after women during childbirth, the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists said yesterday.
And it warned lives may be put at risk on labour wards unless consultants are prepared to provide out-of-hours cover.See the full content of this document
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Shortage of Consultants Puts Babies' Lives 'at Risk'
A rising birth rate combined with a shortage of around 500 consultants nationally mean that the RCOG's ideal standards for safety - a consultant on virt...
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