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Women blocked from asking health chiefs about home births suspension
['Carmelo Garcia']
Gloucestershire Live - frontpage
Women blocked from asking health chiefs about home births suspension'Temporary suspensions need to have an end date'Women blocked from asking about home births suspensionCampaigners were blocked from asking questions about the ongoing suspension of home births in Gloucestershire at a meeting scrutinising health chiefs yesterday (January 27).
Home births were suspended in the county in November after safety concerns were raised by staff.
This decision has added to the wider concerns around maternity services in the county with maternity unit in Cheltenham still closed.
And now a group of women and professionals are are challenging the trust's decision to suspend home births.
Half a dozen attended the health overview and scrurtiny committee at Gloucestershire County Council but were blocked from asking questions.