Posted on 09/25/2019 2:24:32 AM PDT by robowombat
After Brexit, black women will be less safe when giving birth in Britain
Ethnic minority women already have significantly poorer outcomes from pregnancy compared to white women. If Brexit goes ahead, the NHS will see an even bigger drop in standards of care.
The government is planning a massive intervention in NHS maternity services, which will dramatically cut staffing levels. The move will a significant effect on the safety of women giving birth – especially ethnic minority women. That intervention is Brexit.
The NHS is understaffed already. A survey of Unison members on safe staffing published recently showed that nearly half of respondents said there were “not enough staff on their shift to deliver a safe, dignified and compassionate service”, and that their workplace had used agency staff that day. Over 100,000 posts across the NHS lie empty, including 3,500 midwifery posts. The NHS is stretched ever thinner.
An emergency on the labour ward needs to be addressed within minutes or else lifelong disability or even death can follow for the baby or mother. The cracks in the rotas for such a critical area cannot be papered over for long. And as a mother myself, I find this particularly worrying.
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brexit is racist clearly.
Hmmm, I guess that makes brexit racist? I just wonder how many more things can happen, that some racist will say women and minorities hardest hit? I think they have too much time on their hands.
I hear the price of eggs in China may go up as well.
Apparently Brexit will be preventing mid wives from coming through the chunnel to help and local wmidwives do not assist black mothers?
I fail to see how Konnie Huq has made any case against how a reduction in birth services would be more onerous on black mothers than white. Apparently Brexit will hurt all mothers?
Sounds like the usual leftist temper tantrum to me. The truth is that the issue will be much harder on Dads who will have to pay for private help or do it themselves.( sarc.)
You know, “women and minorities hit hardest” , is rapidly becoming a punchline.
dont you get what you pay for.
Brexit is racist? Who knew!! Yawn...
Well, they could go to Africa, I’m sure the midwives do a bang up job.
Call the midwife.
Yeah......that’s the ticket!
Oh good grief! The EU has become a bad timeshare that you can never rid yourself from.
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