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I was an NHS midwife - I felt unsupported and always waiting for a disaster to happen

Last week, the care regulator said two thirds of maternity services were 'not safe enough'. Now one former NHS midwife says that she often felt on edge and like something awful was about to happen

Thank you Victoria Coren Mitchell, from all women feeling the pregnancy pressure

Giving birth was the worst experience of my life

Article thumbnail: LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - 2021/11/21: A midwife holds a placard during the demonstration. Midwives working in the NHS demonstrated across the country over the under-staffing and under-resourcing that has stretched NHS maternity service workers to breaking point. Protesters called on the government to review resources for maternity service staff, as many are currently unable to provide the caring and responsive maternity services that patients need. (Photo by Hesther Ng/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

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