Vágur Mayor Bjarni Johansen says it is not the responsibility of municipalities in Suðuroy to provide better accommodation in Tórshavn for pregnant women from the island, KVF reports. Johansen said he and his wife stayed at Gestalonin, accommodation at the National Hospital, when they were expect…

A midwife says accommodation for pregnant women from Suðuroy who travel to Tórshavn to give birth is undignified, Kringvarp Føroya (KVF) reports. For the past 10 years, women from the island have stayed for one or two weeks before giving birth at the guesthouse at the National Hospital. Midwife B…

Vaasa Central Hospital’s maternity unit will move into renovated premises on November 18, giving people giving birth more options for pain relief and movement, Yle reports. The new location will also allow faster transfers to an operating room in emergency caesarean cases. The delivery rooms will…

Dornbirn’s maternity and paediatric departments are due to move to Bregenz in 2029 or, at the latest, 2030, under a political target date cited by Bregenz chief physician Christian Huemer. The departments’ leaders want to use the move to introduce a model that allows mothers and sick newborns to …

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The way maternity care in England is organised is not “fit for purpose” and units may have to close to consolidate services, NHS bosses have said.

NICE guidelines mandate choice but our obstetric wards and theatre lists were never funded to sustain a surgical birth rate approaching 45%

The Guardian article by Zoe Williams examines the deteriorating state of maternity care in the UK, describing it as being trapped in a 'doom loop'. The piece highlights that 20 years ago, a pregnant woman requesting a C-section due to concerns about staffing levels would have been dismissed as overly anxious, but now such concerns are seen as realistic. The NHS Alliance has announced that up to 20 smaller, consultant-led maternity units, primarily in rural or coastal areas, may close due to safety concerns. These closures are particularly problematic as many areas lack nearby alternatives, with some women in Devon facing a 53-mile journey to the nearest hospital. The article notes that C-sections have become the most common method of delivery in England, with 45% of births in 2025 being by C-section, compared to 44% natural vaginal births and 11% by ventouse or forceps. This trend is partly attributed to more complex pregnancies (older mothers, existing health conditions), but also to a lack of trust in the system. Midwifery professor Soo Downe suggests women 'don't really believe they're going to have the kind of support they need to have a safe, straightforward, positive labour and birth in hospital'. The article describes a vicious cycle: as services become more strained, trust erodes, leading to increased demand for surgical interventions, which further strains the system. The author reflects on how childbirth experiences have changed over decades, noting that while the essentials remain the same, the social and systemic context has shifted dramatically. The piece concludes with the author acknowledging their own curiosity about childbirth but recognizing the need to adjust their approach to avoid sounding dismissive of current challenges.

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From pregnancy care to gynecology and fertility services, discover what a comprehensive women’s hospital in Ahmedabad can offer under one roof.

The Ockenden review of NHS maternity services reveals staggering safety failures: 500 cases of serious harm, 162 preventable deaths among nearly 2,500 families… #Clinicalgovernance #Healthcarereform #Maternitycare #NHS #PatientSafety

Services for pregnancy, childbirth and the period after birth do not form a unified system in Estonia, and access to support can depend on where a woman lives and how well specialists work together, ERR reports. A recently defended doctoral thesis calls for closer cooperation between health and s…