Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust is planning to cut a number of midwifery posts including an infant feeding co-ordinator, with up to nine midwifery jobs set to go.
The trust also plans to cut 63 community midwives’ hours by four hours per week. This equates to losing nearly seven midwives who provide homebirth, antenatal and postnatal care in the region.
The number of midwifery community team leaders could fall from six to four and the hours of a child safeguarding midwife may be reduced by half.
Meanwhile, the number of community teams will be reduced from four to six meaning they will have to cover a much bigger geographical area and will be less accessible for women.
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