Sussex Weald MP Nus Ghani invites people to support the campaignplaceholder image
Sussex Weald MP Nus Ghani invites people to support the campaign

‘Bring back births’ say campaigners organising a protest at Crowborough Hospital

Friends of Crowborough Hospital and Nus Ghani MP are holding a protest rally this week over an NHS Trust’s decision to pause births at the East Sussex hospital for nine months due to ongoing staff shortages.

And they are hoping to get 3,000 signatures on their petition by Thursday (October 2) – the day of the rally and the first day of the planned nine month hiatus.

The Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust, which runs the unit said that it had been a "difficult decision".

Community antenatal and postnatal services will continue at Crowborough Birthing Centre, inside Crowborough War Memorial Hospital, they said.

"Our priority is to provide safe, high-quality and reliable maternity care for families, and we are working with partners across Kent and Sussex to look at how we deliver a long-term, sustainable service,” they added.

Speaking on her Facebook page, MP Ms Ghani said: “We are holding a rally to show the NHS Trust that we want this birthing centre to reopen, and that there are women ready to have their babies here if the birthing centre was opened.”

A spokesperson for Friends of Crowborough Hospital added: “Crowborough families deserve the right to give birth locally, safely, and with choice.

The Crowborough Birth Centre remains temporarily closed—and we will not stand by.

“We are delighted that local MP Nus Ghani will be standing with the Friends of Crowborough Hospital to demand the re-opening of our much-loved Birth Centre. Bring your family, friends, neighbours and your voice. The bigger the crowd, the louder the message.”

The protest is due to take place at Crowborough Hospital on Thursday 2 October from 2.30 – 4.30pm.

Sign the petition at: http://www.nusghani.org.uk/birthingcentre

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