Bridgnorth maternity unit temporarily closed due to staff sickness
Services at Bridgnorth's maternity unit have been suspended due to staff sickness.
The midwife-led unit will be temporarily closed to the public from 8pm tonight until 8am tomorrow because of short-term staff illnesses.
Women booked to give birth at Bridgnorth who go into labour are being offered services at another midwife-led unit or the consultant-led unit at the Princess Royal Hospital in Telford.
Sarah Jamieson, head of midwifery at the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), which runs the unit apologised for any inconvenience caused.
She said: “Due to short-term staff sickness, we will unfortunately be temporarily suspending services at Bridgnorth MLU between 8pm today and 8am tomorrow.
"Women who have chosen to deliver at Bridgnorth and who are due to give birth in the near future are being contacted to inform them and offer an alternative location to give birth if they go into labour whilst services are suspended.
“I would like to apologise for any inconvenience this temporary suspension may cause.”
It comes after Oswestry's midwife-led unit was forced to close twice in January because of staff sickness.
Midwife-led units in Bridgnorth, Ludlow and Oswestry reopened on New Year’s Day after being closed earlier in 2017 due to staffing shortages.
The reopened services include the delivery suites for birth and postnatal care wards.
