Mont-Saint-Martin maternity unit to stop births by end of 2026
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on L’essentiel
SOS Santé group will stop delivering babies at the Mont-Saint-Martin maternity unit in Meurthe-et-Moselle by the end of 2026 because its only permanent doctor is leaving. The facility will become a perinatal care centre, medication-based abortions will remain available and around 20 of its 34 jobs are at risk, French local media reports.
SOS Santé group will stop delivering babies at the Mont-Saint-Martin maternity unit in Meurthe-et-Moselle by the end of 2026, the facility’s operator announced on Wednesday. The decision is linked to a shortage of doctors, French local media reported, as cited by L’essentiel.
The maternity unit will be converted into a perinatal care centre. The number of births fell from about 600 in 2019 to nearly 300, according to L’essentiel.
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