With the doors now permanently shut at the Stratford maternity unit, midwives in the area want to reassure expectant mothers and their partners this doesn't mean there is no pre-natal care available.
"In fact, we have more midwives working in the area than we have necessarily had in the past," says Michelle Carse.
One of the founding members of the midwifery collective known as Naki Bubz, Michelle, says that the group is thrilled to be welcoming two more midwives to work with them.
"Melissa Cameron and I have been working together since February, and we were joined earlier this year by Teressa Lindsey, and have a fourth team member, Marlies Schwartfeger joining us next month."
Michelle says the group work as a collective, sharing care of patients and working as each other's back up.