National Health Service maternity hospitals in England are overwhelmed.  Underfunding and a shortage of midwives have resulted in one in four women experiencing labor or childbirth without help from caregivers.

There’s a slight improvement in statistical figures since a similar survey was conducted in 2015.

Please click the link to read the report on The Guardian’s site by Denis Campbell.

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/jan/30/nhs-leaves-one-in-four-mothers-alone-during-labour-or-childbirth?CMP=twt_gu&__twitter_impression=true