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Alderney mum highlights pregnancy travel stresses

An Alderney mother has highlighted the stresses that pregnant women from the Island undergo before giving birth because of transport "unreliability".

Lucie Watson was advised to reside in Guernsey for two weeks before her due date and was put up in a B&B on the outskirts of St Peter Port.

She had no washing or self catering facilities and was forced to take a bus into town for meals, leaving her two year old son in the care of her partner, who had to carry on working, and in the end paid out around £1,000 for the experience.

There are no resident midwives or obstetricians in Alderney and so expectant mothers are strongly advised to stay in Guernsey for a period before their due date.

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