After having 2 babies in a QLD regional hospital, that article does not surprise me at all. What i saw was a staff morale problem more than lack of services, I have still never seen such neglect and dangerous practises in my life in a hospital. I was one of the hundreds who complained about the maternity services at the time, it was truly disgusting.

Ash - during my pregnancy with DD I had to go to the Brissie public hospital to stay for a bit and it was brilliant compared to the one i birthed in twice. The midwives there were awesome and you didn't get yelled at for using the buzzer