part due to an ongoing shortage of midwives. staff numbers have risen byjust 7% over the past decade, and 2,500 posts remain vacant. the government says it s increasing training places through its nhs long term workforce plan. our health correspondent, catherine burns, reports from a labour ward that s dealing with this problem. her report does show a baby being born by caesarean section. are just going to have a baby! all right, see you. maternity units are places where miracles can happen. where new life begins. hello. congratulations. forfamilies, emotions are at the extremes from fear. i m nervous and excited at the same time. ..to sheerjoy and wonderment. i ve never seen a baby being born before. it sjust amazing.
new analysis by the bbc shows 70% of maternity units aren t as safe as they should be. one reason is a shortage of staff, with many nhs trusts in england needing an average of 25 more midwives. catherine burns has more, and her report does show a baby being born by caesarean section. let s go have a baby! maternity units are places where miracles can happen. where new life begins. hello! congratulations! forfamilies, emotions are at the extremes from fear. i m nervous and excited at the same time. to sheerjoy and wonderment. i ve never seen a baby being born before. it sjust amazing. for that first precious touch between dad.
there s a shortage of 2,500 midwives in england alone on average that s around 25 per hospital trust. in northern ireland, the shortfall is almost 100 which works out as around 19 per trust. there are similar numbers missing in wales. we can t give the figures for scotland as workforce gaps aren t recorded in the same way. our health correspondent, catherine burns, reports from a labour ward that s dealing with staff shortages. her report begins with the birth of a baby by caesarean section. this is a story about something miraculous. life at the very start. hello! about the nhs staff who do this every day. it s been amazing to look after the women in croydon. they ve been so lovely to look after. yeah? but it s a story too, about when things don t go so smoothly.
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“They were put in the incubator on October 21, 2023, and they had been there until some days ago, when three were brought out, leaving the fourth baby.