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Health / Western Australia

Parents struggling without birthing services at hospital

ABC News
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Pregnancy and ChildbirthWomen S HealthParental LeaveHealthcare FacilitiesHealth Policy

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Birthing services were suspended at Carnarvon Hospital, about 900 kilometres north of Perth, in February 2022 due to a shortage of midwives and obstetricians.

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