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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
Health
Gabriel Fowler

The Hunter town where women can no longer give birth

UPPER Hunter women are travelling hours from home to give birth since the part-closure of Muswellbrook Hospital's maternity unit last year.

Mums have been unable to deliver babies there since March, 2022 following the departure from the hospital's service of the last medico with obstetrics expertise.

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