Pregnant women are being offered classes on how to give birth in a car after the sudden closure of a local maternity ward.

EXCLUSIVE: The maternity unit at North Devon District Hospital is temporarily closed due to staff shortages, so expectant mums are learning what to do if labour starts on the road

Barnstaple’s North Devon District Hospital has temporarily shuttered its birthing wing due to staff shortages, forcing expectant mums to face a gruelling journey of almost two…