'Midwife numbers to fall short'

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.