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The so-called “independent” review of maternity services chaired by Tory peer Baroness Cumberlege - which reports today - has predictably shown itself to be nothing more than a pretext for privatisation.
Its proposals would fragment an already over-stretched midwifery workforce, take vital funding away from mainstream maternity services, and potentially force more NHS maternity services to close or centralise, bringing more anguish to women who would have to travel further to give birth.
