Gloucestershire NHS Trust was rated inadequate by a watchdog and midwives fear it will get worse.
Without more midwives, "things will get missed and to be blunt, mums and babies could die," staff warnMidwives at an NHS trust rated as inadequate have warned women and babies could be placed at risk, if staff recruitment does not rapidly improve.Four people from the midwifery service have spoken to the BBC anonymously.
The midwives said recruitment was being focussed in the wrong areas and that was creating additional pressures. Another added: "There is no effort to improve retention. There is an insidious blame culture at the trust, across all sites managers have little-to-no training on how to manage or lead, they speak and treat staff appallingly."If nothing changes, our CQC rating will remain or decrease."The options for women who would choose to have their baby in a freestanding birth unit or at home will be non-existent.
"It's like being in an abusive relationship where we get up every morning thinking it's going to get better but it never does."
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