Maternity unit 'desperately' needs to be rebuilt, says MP

An MP is calling for a promised new hospital maternity unit to be built earlier, as demand increases and mothers complain about their experiences.

Taunton MP Gideon Amos said he was worried about "knock-on pressures" on the Somerset town's Musgrove Park Hospital following the temporary closure of a maternity unit in nearby Yeovil over safety concerns.

Georgie Murray-Gourlay, from Taunton, has two daughters, both of whom were born at Musgrove Park, the youngest just months ago.

Ms Murray-Gourlay said she felt "claustrophobic and hot" in the building and that other mothers she spoke to at the time felt the same.