Women who are expecting children next year will no longer be able to go to Birmingham Women’s Hospital.
The city hospital was force to close its maternity unit after under-staffing had proved to be problematic.
A source told reporters that one pregnant attendee was forced to give birth on a general ward at the hospital, before being rushed to intensive care, because there was no room in the delivery suit.
The cuts made to hospital staff meant that the lack of midwives resulted in there not being enough staff to support the large number of patients.
According to reports, critical levels were reached on November 5, as there were only 12 midwives instead of 22 working that evening, when 76 patients needed to be attended to.
These included 30 women who had just given birth, 30 women who were in labour in a general ward and 16 who needed medical assistance.
Dr Ros Keeton, hospital chief executive, admitted that one woman had to give birth on a general ward, but stressed that her need for intensive case was not caused by where she had given birth.
