'Midwife numbers to fall short'
Thu 16th Apr 2009 by Ben Palmer.With a weariness I read today yet another story about midwifery staffing levels falling short of the number required for the government to meet it's own declared standard of care.
BBC: Midwife numbers 'to fall short'
I've said it before, and I expect I'll say it again; please look after our mums properly. The fact that the government thinks that this is one of the safest countries in the world to give birth (actually, it's one of the worst in Europe) is no reason to spread maternity care too thinly.
tags: government maternity midwife
i first came to hear of childbed fever in a book i was reading set in the eighteenth century i was astounded at the similarities between my own traumatic birth of my first child although thankfully i received proper care.it was this similarity which prompted me to read fridays child and i have never cried and felt such emotion over a book before.mr ben palmer is not only doing a grand job of raising his children but devoting his time to make others aware is truly admirable.Your family must be extremely proud.