Maternity services are set to reviewed by hospital bosses after pressure from councillors and a campaign to keep a Braintree unit open 24 hours a day.
Mid Essex Hospital Services NHS Trust has announced it has decided to commission an independent review of maternity services across the region.
The decision follows a campaign by mums and residents to make William Julien Courtauld (WJC) Hospital in London Road, Braintree, open around the clock.
A demonstration was held last month in response to an incident when mother-to-be Raz Mack of Silver End gave birth at WJC's car park when she could not get into the locked unit in the early hours of the morning.
Published Tuesday July 13, 2004
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