Dear Lactnet Friends:

<http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-14145862>

Title is "UK has too many hospital births."

Maternity services across the UK need a radical rethink, the Royal College
of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists says.

It wants the number of hospital units cut to ensure 24-hour access to care
from senior doctors and says more midwife-led units are needed for women
with low-risk pregnancies.

The National Childbirth Trust welcomed the report but says the proposals do
not go far enough.

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Let's hope that the American College of OB/GYNs will follow suit.  The
biggest hit to breastfeeding in the US was at the turn of the century, when
birth moved from home to the hospital.

Of course, one must be healthy to birth at home.

warmly,

-- 
Nikki Lee RN, BSN, Mother of 2, MS, IBCLC, CCE, CIMI, ANLC, CKC
craniosacral therapy practitioner
www.breastfeedingalwaysbest.com

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