What can i do ?

If every moms in town in angry then you can make a petition and send it to your representative. If he don't listen, make a demonstration with all the people in the town.

This happened in my country as well, and I really felt so bad for all these women, who now had to go so far to give birth. I know that a lot of effort was put into keeping the birthing department open, but nothing seemed to be able to change their minds, the politicians had already made up their minds, and I am sure that the money was already spent elsewhere as well. If I were you, I would get in touch with all the mothers, pregnant mothers etc. that I could. I would form a group for the reinstatement of the birthing unit, and I would do it quick before they do relocate the funds. I would get every woman and the women's husbands to sign a petition, and I would make sure to get a lot of women, men and children together for a demonstration. Remember though that a demonstration is only as good as the media coverage it gets. The media plays a huge role in this. Write letters to the editior, get all the women you know to do the same. Approach your favorite writer at your local newspaper, and find an ally - together I am sure you will reach far. Without the media's support, I really do not think that you will get far. Sit down with some friends who are also angered about this issue, write up some points, and bring it to the media. Right down all the plusses and negatives about closing the unit or reopening. Make sure that you seem what you are doing, do a lot of research, and I know you will get far. Good luck! I sure hope that you will be able to succeed. Access to a hospital, and access to a birthing unit should be available to all women, men and children, and it should be within a reasonable distance.

And with reason , thats horrible and awfully far to travel . Can you and others maybe hold a walk-athon or something like that ??? Maybe a knitting-bee . I am no business woman but what about getting ahold of someone in charge of the hospital and see if they have any suggestions ... I am sorry you all have to deal with this , its not right , especially for the babies to travel that far . GOOD LUCK ALL ....

If I were you I would try and find out wy they closed the birthing unit down and it could just be that it has to pass regulations and it doesn't I would try to get as many singnatures on a petiton to have them pu tin anew birthing unit in the hospital..where I live the city tore down a school that had been there for as long as I can remember my older sister used to go to school there and the city also torn town thw hospital where all my sons were born I guess you could say it is progress they have to make room for other things I hope that you have good luck and get the birthing unit back

There are so many other important issues - space exploration, sending people to war, arms, paying politicians obscene amounts of money, sports. Forget health - except for useless research - the homeless and education. It's the same in Australia.

I'd be pretty mad too hun. I would suggest you speak to all the women in town, not just mums but all the females. Band together and write a petition to the local authority, complain and ask why the unit has been closed. Contact your local radio station and let them know, the media love to take up cases like this. Keep the pressure on, you need to know why the unit was closed, and why you are being penalised like this.

well...thats pretty bogus...guess more people are gonna be having their babies born in their house. lol

I know how it is our hospital just had to close down but it was not lack of funds it was a tornado.And it has left hundrads of people with out place to go the nearest hospital to us is almost a two hour drive and we have had many die on the way no one knows how much people suffer from loseing even a small unit