Women ‘being failed by underfunded and understaffed’ UK postnatal care

Thousands of new mothers feel unsafe, unsupported and overwhelmed, according to the National Childbirth Trust

Women in the UK are being failed by a postnatal care system that is “dangerously underfunded and understaffed”, a damning report has warned.

Thousands of new mothers feel unsafe, unsupported and overwhelmed in the weeks and months after giving birth, according to the National Childbirth Trust (NCT).