Petition over north Wales maternity care consultation

A 10,000-name petition has been handed to officials calling for consultant-led maternity care to continue at three district hospitals in north Wales.

Betsi Cadwaladr health board is consulting on plans which include possibly make one a midwife-led unit until staffing issues are resolved.

Its preferred option is to temporarily downgrade care at Glan Clwyd Hospital in Bodelwyddan, Denbighshire.

It would mean some having to travel to hospitals in Wrexham and Bangor.