Inferior ‘night maternity care’ at NHS

A pregnant woman got inferior service from NHS because only junior staff was present on the night duty and made poor decisions for delivering the baby.

Britain’s top maternity doctor has blamed for the inexperience and insufficient skills used at night time labour which really meant for poor care for mothers.

The woman had undergone unnecessary caesaren section and her baby had to suffer from catastrophic harm during the birth.

In an interview with Dr Tony Falconer said, "Obstetric care isn't the same at 3am as it is at 3pm, and it should be. This is a matter of huge concern," Falconer told the Guardian in his first interview since becoming.”
According to the president of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, the problem arose because of junior doctors who lacked the technical skills, trainee obstetricians and other key staff such as anaesthetists who did almost all the night duty was much less experienced than those in the day.

He advised senior doctors to improve the quality and safety of care by working round-the-clock in all big maternity hospitals rather than just being available through phone to junior colleagues.

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