BBC News reported that Hannah Smith gave birth in an ambulance on the A96. The report's headline links the birth to "staff shortages at local hospital," but the available material does not name that hospital.

According to the BBC News summary, Smith was travelling to Aberdeen Maternity Hospital because she could not go to Dr Gray's in Elgin. The summary does not explain in further detail why Smith could not go to Dr Gray's, or what the staffing situation there involved.

BBC News's headline and summary are the only sources available for this account, and no other source in the material contradicts them. The headline is written in the first person, while the summary identifies Smith by name and describes her travel plans. The two points the material supports most directly are the place of the birth on the A96 and the destination of the journey to Aberdeen Maternity Hospital.

BBC News listed the item with a publication date of October 30, 2026. The available material does not state the time of the birth, the exact stretch of the A96 involved, or the condition of the mother or baby.

The material includes no comment from Smith, from Aberdeen Maternity Hospital, from Dr Gray's, or from health officials, and the BBC News summary does not attribute any statement to them.

Sources: BBC News: I gave birth in ambulance on A96 amid staff shortages at local hospital.