Signal
Rising number of young midwives quitting NHS due to burnout
- Category
- · Story · Global
- Date
- July 20, 2026
- Source
- FemTech World
Summary
More young midwives are leaving the NHS before 35 as burnout adds pressure to stretched maternity services, new research has revealed. The trend has raised concerns about the quality and safety of care for mothers and babies in understaffed maternity units. During 2025-26, 1,669 midwives aged 34 or under left the health service in England, […] The post Rising number of young midwives quitting NHS due to burnout appeared first on FemTech World.
Filed inside the Maternal & Newborn lane of the women's health map. Read alongside recent activity in the same lane to place it in context.
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Sources
- FemTech World Primary source