Parents having a second child may receive fewer hours of maternity care for their first child, provided family situations allow. This proposed plan comes from the employers' organization Bo Geboortezorg, which cites labor market shortages as the primary reason, NOS reported.
The combination of growing staff shortages and healthcare workers on summer vacation has numerous healthcare facilities taking desperate measures to fill their rosters, AD reports. Informal carers provide extra help in nursing homes, GP posts are closing, and women can only count on limited maternity care after birth.