Corby Has Biggest Increase In Birth Rate But Warning Of Midwives Shortage
Northants' two main hospitals insist they have no shortage of midwives despite claims that the service nationally is at "tipping point". Corby is said to have the country's biggest rise in birth rate.
Corby's birth rate increase is the biggest in England, but do we have enough midwives? Northamptonshire's two main hospitals insist they have no midwife shortage despite claims by the Royal College of Midwives that the service nationally is near "tipping point". Reporter Martin Borley speaks to Mum's-to-be at Kettering General Hospital and to Eilish Kennedy, the Head of Midwifery at the hospital. Stuart talks to Gill Adgie, a Regional Manager for the Royal College of Midwives.
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