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Panorama: One Born Every 40 Seconds

One Born Every 40 Seconds

25/07/2011

BBC One - Panorama, One Born Every 40 Seconds

Shelley Jofre reveals that some parts of the UK are facing a shortage of midwives.

In the middle of a baby boom, Shelley Jofre reveals that some parts of the UK are facing a shortage of midwives, and asks if the NHS is providing appropriate maternity care.

The UK is in the middle of a baby boom. Last year, there was one born every forty seconds - the highest number for 20 years. But reporter Shelley Jofre reveals that some parts of the UK are facing a chronic shortage of midwives, and asks if the NHS is failing to deliver the safe and high quality maternity care mothers and babies deserve.

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