Tag: MIDWIVES

Scandal of unlicensed midwives linked to deaths of hundreds of newborns – as mother tells DailyMail.com that ‘fake’ practitioner ignored signs baby’s heart was failing

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Danielle Yeager once believed she’d never be able to have children.

In 2012 she was diagnosed with stage 1 cervical cancer and feared she may never get pregnant because of treatment and possible complications that could affect fertility. 

So, when the casino-worker became pregnant in 2013, she and husband Michael were overwhelmed with joy. 

She never would have imagined that several months later, her first-born child Gavin would die after the midwife delivering her son failed to spot signs that

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Now the MIDWIVES start voting on strikes!

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Midwives across Britain today began voting on whether to join the devastating wave of NHS-wide strikes this winter.

Ballots were sent out to more than 30,000 members of the Royal College of Midwives in England and Wales. The union is angry about No10’s ‘insulting’ pay offer – which amounts to roughly 4 per cent, or £1,400 – and wants an ‘inflation-busting’ hike.

Members in Scotland have already voted ‘overwhelmingly’ in favour of industrial action. A similar ballot is being prepared

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