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Update: Pontefract maternity unit to stay shut
The NHS said the number of births there was "lower than expected" and cannot justify midwives being deployed there.
Anne-Marie Henshaw, director of midwifery at the Mid Yorkshire NHS Hospitals Trust, said recruiting midwives in the area was "still a challenge".
The Mid Yorkshire NHS Hospitals Trust said maternity provision would continue to be offered at Pinderfields Hospital in Wakefield, and a full range of antenatal and postnatal care would still be available at Pontefract Hospital.
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