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The number of East Coast women giving birth in Tauranga has jumped tenfold, since Whakatāne Hospital lost its obstetric services in January.

Data released under the Official Information Act shows 237 East Coast babies were born at Tauranga Hospital in the eight months to August, compared with just 20 in the same

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