The planned closure of a maternity unit has added extra stress to pregnancies, mothers-to-be have said.
The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust confirmed it was suspending birthing services at North Devon District Hospital in Barnstaple from Tuesday as the "only safe course of action" because of staffing issues despite "extensive efforts" to maintain them.
Kelci Hill-Meldrum, who the BBC talked to at an antenatal family centre in Barnstaple, said her due date was on Wednesday - a day after the closure.
She said: "My concern is, if I have to go to triage, I now have to be triaged in Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital rather than being a 20-minute drive up the road."
"It's now over an hour-and-a-half to get there, which is stressful," she added.
The Royal Devon and North Devon hospitals are about 55 miles (89km) away from each other.
Hannah Winnie-Dennis said there had to be a lot more control during her pregnancy due to it involving a high-risk in vitro fertilisation (IVF) process.
She said she were booked in to be induced on Monday 17 August in Exeter.
"The plan has always been to have an induction at 39 weeks.
"We are now booked in next Monday, so a week today, for our induction in Exeter.
"Hopefully, if she doesn't decide to make an appearance before, that will be the plan."
The Royal Devon trust said it concluded the suspension was needed after carefully reviewing staffing levels against clinical safety requirements.
Devon County Council's Health and Adult Care Committee is due to meet on Monday 17 August to discuss the "extremely concerning" closure and how expected parents in north Devon face travelling to Exeter or Taunton to give birth.
Council leader Julian Brazil has criticised the closure, saying: "Some remote parts of North Devon are a two-hour drive from Exeter - and that's when there is no traffic or road closures.
"This closure is extremely concerning. It is not a decision which would be countenanced in other parts of the country and we should not accept second-rate NHS provision here."
Committee chair Jess Bailey said staffing issues at North Devon had "clearly been developing for some time, yet it was announced with little notice".
She said: "We will seek assurance from the hospital trust that a robust plan is in place to ensure it is reopened as soon possible."
Hill-Meldrum said, despite being contacted when the hospital announced the unit's closure, neither the hospital nor the midwives had much information.
The Royal Devon trust said more than 300 women who were 34 weeks pregnant or more, as well as those identified as vulnerable or clinically high risk, had been contacted.
It added other services including scans and antenatal outpatient clinics would remain in Barnstaple.
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