On Thursday, expectant mums in East Sussex learned that very same Trust was suspending support for homebirth, because they did not have enough midwives to cover sickness and maternity leave.
The Trust faces its biggest budget cutback ever, as the government struggles to reduce its financial deficits. The articles (links below) underline the problems facing Britain's National Health Service, and bode ill for the NHS promise to support home birth.
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