An inspection by a watchdog finds staff at three hospitals in Cumbria were not 'suitably trained'.
Mothers and their babies were put "at risk" over problematic staffing levels at a hospitals trust, a watchdog found.
The Care Quality Commission downgraded its safety rating to "requires improvement", but the services overall remained "good".The snap inspections into maternity care at Carlisle's Cumberland Infirmary, Whitehaven's West Cumberland Hospital and the Penrith Birthing Unit were carried out in April.Staffing levels at home births could have put babies in danger, the CQC said
She said community midwives were sometimes redeployed to other hospitals, affecting staffing levels at dedicated birthing sites and home births, which "could place people and their babies at risk".
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