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NHS forced to turn away women in labour

 |  By HealthLeaders Media Staff  
   February 10, 2009

NHS reports that 553 hospital maternity unit temporary closures last year forced many women in the final stages of labor to have their babies elsewhere. The high number of closures in 2008 represents a 38% increase over 2007. Officials say the temporary closures were due to lack of staff, particularly midwives.

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