Claim: Half of maternity units don't have consultants at the weekends.
Fact-check: Do we have enough maternity consultants? - Full Fact
Verdict: 43% of maternity units don't have a consultant present during the day at weekends, according to a survey by the royal college of obstetricians and gynaecologists.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Claire Milne
Date published: 2016-10-31T00:00:00