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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Rachel Hagan

Trump is not just slashing maternity aid across the world – the US is also being hit hard

The woman on the phone was pregnant with twins and thought she might be in labour. She was two hours from the nearest hospital that could deliver her babies.

Dr Cara Syth, the obstetrician on call, didn't tell her to wait and see. There's no waiting and seeing when the nearest unit is hours away and the unknowns of birth are multiplying by the minute.

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