In guaranteeing the small numbers of home births for the women who really want them, isn’t this taking midwives away from birth centres where potentially they could help more women?
Not in the least. With the numbers of midwives employed as per government targets, there will be sufficient midwives to provide all these services. Besides which, Maternity Matters, the government report setting out the choice guarantee, states that care should be provided to all women by one named midwife throughout her pregnancy, so whichever setting is chosen, there should be enough midwives to provide this care.
Related Questions
- In guaranteeing the small numbers of home births for the women who really want them, isn’t this taking midwives away from birth centres where potentially they could help more women?
- Do Alma midwives attend VBACs (Vaginal Births after Cesarean) or HBACs (Home Birth after Cesarean)?
- how do they reduce unnecessary cesarean section births?
