Protest over decision to pause births at hospital

A protest has been held outside a hospital in East Sussex where birthing services have been temporarily suspended.

Births are paused at the Crowborough War Memorial Hospital, which sees between 10 and 20 births a month, until May next year.

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust said it was because of staff shortages and its priority was to provide "safe, high-quality and reliable maternity care for families".

Antenatal and postnatal services will continue but families will have to travel to Tunbridge Wells, Maidstone or Haywards Heath for births.