Maternity services across UK under 'tremendous pressure', warns midwife Donna Ockenden

Senior midwife Donna Ockenden has warned maternity services across the UK are under "tremendous pressure" due to underfunding and staff shortages. Speaking to Sky News, Ms Ockenden said in England alone there is a shortage of 2,000 midwives, forcing existing staff to work "thousands and thousands of hours of unpaid overtime". She is currently leading an investigation into more than 1,700 cases of possible harm to newborn babies and mothers at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust. Read more: https://trib.al/BEmpaxJ #MaternityCare #NHS #Healthcare #Nottingham #UK #SkyNews SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos:    / skynews   Follow us on Twitter:   / skynews   Like us on Facebook:   / skynews   Follow us on Instagram:   / skynews   Follow us on TikTok:   / skynews   For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-n... Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/de... Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https://podfollow.com/skynewsdaily/ Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here/Los video de Sky News están disponibles en español aquí:    / @skynewsespanol   To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales

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