Pregnant women are being offered classes on how to give birth in a car after the sudden closure of a local maternity ward.
North Devon District Hospital (NDDH) in Barnstaple has shuttered its birthing wing due to staff shortages, forcing expectant mothers to travel nearly two hours to Exeter.
And couples are now being taught how to deliver their babies while driving along the motorway or parked on the hard shoulder.
The hospital suspended its birthing services on August 11, citing safety concerns over a lack of consultants and registrars.
Around 300 women who are at least 34 weeks pregnant and high-risk patients have
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