Maternity nurses are sharing fears with the Saskatchewan Union of Nurses (SUN) that patients will die under their care.

SUN President Bryce Boynton said the maternity wards in Regina and Saskatoon hospitals are facing staffing shortages alongside aging, failing equipment and it’s reached a tipping point.

“Nurses are telling us they’re worried that today is going to be the day when they come to work and they walk into a closed-door room and find a baby or a mother who has died because they didn’t have the capacity to spend time with them,” Boynton said.

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