Up to 20 maternity units in England will have to shut to ensure mothers and babies receive safe care amid shortages of doctors and rising caesarean section rates, an NHS leader has warned.(一位NHS负责人警告称，在医生短缺和剖宫产率上升的情况下，英格兰多达20家产科单位将不得不关闭，以确保母婴获得安全护理。)
一位英国国民保健署负责人警告称，在医生短缺和剖宫产率上升的背景下，英格兰多达20家产科单位将不得不关闭，以确保母婴获得安全护理。
Matthew Hopkins, the NHS Alliance’s director for acute care, said centralising childbirth services into fewer hospitals was “inevitable” and the “right thing”, but would lead to a political backlash against unpopular changes.(NHS联盟急诊护理主任马修·霍普金斯表示，将分娩服务集中到更少的医院是“不可避免的”且是“正确之举”，但会引发针对不受欢迎的变革的政治反弹。)
英国国民保健署联盟急诊护理主任马修·霍普金斯表示，将分娩服务集中到更少的医院是“不可避免的”，也是“正确之举”，但这会引发针对不受欢迎的变革的政治反弹。
Ministers must “grasp the nettle” that as many as 20 of England’s 155 NHS units that are led by consultant obstetricians will need to shut or change their role, he added.(他补充说，部长们必须“果断处理棘手问题”，即英格兰155家由顾问产科医生领导的NHS单位中，多达20家将需要关闭或改变职能。)
他补充说，部长们必须“果断处理棘手问题”，即英格兰155家由顾问产科医生领导的NHS单位中，多达20家将需要关闭或改变职能。