Rise in NHS birth centre closures ‘shocking’ denial of women’s rights, experts say
Birth centres play a key role in ensuring that women can choose whether to have their baby at a unit in a hospital run by doctors, at one where midwives are in charge, or at home.
Twelve birth centres – midwife-led maternity units – have closed in England since 2019.
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