{"id":100778,"date":"2023-09-01T18:01:17","date_gmt":"2023-09-01T17:01:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/maternity-services-across-uk-under-tremendous-pressure-warns-midwife-donna-ockenden\/"},"modified":"2023-09-01T18:01:17","modified_gmt":"2023-09-01T17:01:17","slug":"maternity-services-across-uk-under-tremendous-pressure-warns-midwife-donna-ockenden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/maternity-services-across-uk-under-tremendous-pressure-warns-midwife-donna-ockenden\/","title":{"rendered":"Maternity services across UK under &#8216;tremendous pressure&#8217;, warns midwife Donna Ockenden"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/B2kftv83dxQ\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Maternity services across UK under 'tremendous pressure', warns midwife Donna Ockenden\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/B2kftv83dxQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Senior midwife Donna Ockenden has warned maternity services across the UK are under &quot;tremendous pressure&quot; due to underfunding and staff shortages.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to Sky News, Ms Ockenden said in England alone there is a shortage of 2,000 midwives, forcing existing staff to work &quot;thousands and thousands of hours of unpaid overtime&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>She is currently leading an investigation into more than 1,700 cases of possible harm to newborn babies and mothers at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust.<\/p>\n<p>Read more: https:\/\/trib.al\/BEmpaxJ<\/p>\n<p>#MaternityCare #NHS #Healthcare #Nottingham #UK #SkyNews<\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/skynewsdaily\/ <\/p>\n<p>Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here\/Los video de Sky News est\u00e1n disponibles en espa\u00f1ol aqu\u00ed: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCzG5BnqHO8oNlrPDW9CYJog <\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senior midwife Donna Ockenden has warned maternity services across the UK are under &quot;tremendous pressure&quot; due to underfunding and staff shortages. Speaking to Sky News, Ms Ockenden said in England alone there is a shortage of 2,000 midwives, forcing existing staff to work &quot;thousands and thousands of hours of unpaid overtime&quot;. 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