Tuesday 17 January 2017

Half of women in labour experience 'red flag' maternity risks, report finds 

Half of women in labour experience 'red flag' maternity risks, report finds Half of women in childbirth are being put in danger, with many saying they are made to feel like “cattle” in understaffed maternity wards, a major report warns.

New mothers said they had been left alone in labour, with long delays for pain relief, stitches and even to be washed after giving birth.

The study by the National Childbirth Trust and the National Federation of Women's Institutes (NFWI) found 50 per cent of new mothers had experienced “red flag” events during labour. The Daily Telegraph

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