Asylum seeker billed £10,000 for NHS maternity care ‘could only afford penny a month’

Campaigners warn NHS rules are putting migrant mothers and babies at risk

A destitute asylum seeker who was billed more than 10,000 for having a baby could afford to pay just a penny a month, leading to calls for an urgent review of NHS maternity charging for migrants.

Kim, 34, whose name has been changed to protect her identity, was invoiced and then contacted by a debt collection agency after having an emergency caesarean section.