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    Health Secretary Victoria Atkins describes 'frightening' experience of giving birth on NHS ward

    by Daniel Keane Jan 17, 2024 2 minutes
    Source: PA Wire

    Health Secretary Victoria Atkins has spoken of her “frightening experience” of giving birth on an NHS ward.

    Speaking at the Women’s Health Summit, Ms Atkins described her experience of being taken to hospital with pregnancy complications when having her son in 2011.

    The event marked the second year of the Women’s Health Strategy,

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