UK hospital sparks outrage by offering pregnant women classes on how to give birth in their car due to unit closure: 'Shocking!'
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TL;DR
- North Devon District Hospital's maternity unit has temporarily closed due to staff shortages.
- Pregnant women are being offered classes on how to give birth in their cars on the motorway.
- Local MP Ben Maguire described the situation as 'shocking' and 'awful'.
- A petition to reopen the maternity unit has garnered 15,000 signatures.
- The hospital trust cited a lack of specialist maternity consultants as the reason for closure.
- Recruitment for new roles reportedly only began last Friday, despite issues persisting for longer.
- The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is working to recruit staff and reopen services.