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Marc McLean & Stuart Gillespie & Dumfries and Galloway Standard

Dumfries and Galloway councillor demands reinstatement of Wigtownshire maternity services

A concerned councillor is demanding a reinstatement of maternity services in the west of the region to prevent mothers giving birth en route to hospital.

Jackie McCamon raised her concerns over the safety of women and unborn babies at Tuesday’s full council meeting.

The move was prompted by several cases where women from Wigtownshire have given birth in cars and ambulances before making it to the maternity unit at Dumfries Infirmary.

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