Rise in NHS birth centre closures ‘shocking’ denial of women’s rights, experts say

November 7, 2026 · 5:00 pm 1 sources

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• Rise in NHS birth centre closures ‘shocking’ denial of women’s rights, experts say
  The Guardian · November 7, 2026 17:00
  Twelve midwife-led maternity units have closed in England since 2019 with six closing since Labour came to power in 2024 NHS officials are shutting growing numbers of birth centres in a “shocking” denial of a woman’s right to have a midwife rather than a doctor oversee their baby’s birth, say…