Waikerie Health Service suspends baby deliveries due to staff shortages
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JanJanuary 2021 at 4:31am
Women in labour presenting to the Waikerie Health Service between now and March may be transferred to another hospital.
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There are fears the temporary suspension of birthing services at one Riverland hospital will lead to the permanent end of baby deliveries in town, continuing the trend of dwindling medical services in regional South Australia.
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Birthing services at the Waikerie Health Service have been suspended until March
The local health network says it s doing everything it can to support women expected to go into labour during the shutdown