A £2.8 MILLION birthing unit, which opened just over a year ago, is turning pregnant mothers away every three days because it can't cope with demand.
The unit at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary (ERI) is closing its door to mothers in labour twice a week, with them having to travel 20 miles to the nearest hospital instead.
The figures, obtained by the Scottish Conservatives, show the unit – which includes six delivery rooms, each with a birthing pool, en suite bathroom and sofa bed – was placed "on divert" on 107 occasions last year.
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