A nurse rests a hand on a mum cradling her sleeping newborn
The loss of local childbirth services is forcing women to travel away from their home area to give birth, campaigners say. Photograph: By Ian Miles-Flashpoint Pictures/Alamy
The loss of local childbirth services is forcing women to travel away from their home area to give birth, campaigners say. Photograph: By Ian Miles-Flashpoint Pictures/Alamy
Rise in NHS birth centre closures ‘shocking’ denial of women’s rights, experts say

Twelve midwife-led maternity units have closed in England since 2019 with six closing since Labour came to power in 2024