This new Government plan will privatise giving birth, and then drive up the cost

‘The National Health Service (NHS) in England is set to trial a scheme of personal maternity budgets. Expectant mothers will be able to choose from accredited providers in order to build a tailored care plan, which could include a home birth, a water birth or even hypnotherapy.

The budgets are one of the recommendations of the National Maternity Review, which was set up to investigate standards of care following a series of tragedies at a hospital in Cumbria. The report (pdf) identifies two particular concerns common among mothers – lack of choice and lack of continuity.

But given the diagnosis, are personal budgets the correct prescription?’

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