Pregnant women and mothers with newborns are being housed in “dehumanising” accommodation without adequate food or facilities, a charity has claimed.
PREGNANT women and mothers with newborns are being housed in “dehumanising” accommodation without adequateSome 10 asylum seeking expectant and new mothers have been placed in McLays Guest House, where they live in cramped single rooms with no access to kitchen facilities, reports our sister title The Herald.
Mears said “all” of the families’ requirements are met, including bottles, changing mats and nappies, but said residents are signposted to charities for help with clothing and prams. One expectant mother said: “For me, where I come from the environment here is better because there is no fighting and no killing.
“I get up and go for breakfast and then if I have no morning sickness and don’t feel tired I walk around. Ms Qureshi said staff are also petitioning the Home Office to provide private accommodation for the new families.
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