This is a multi-disciplinary group set up by the National Childbirth Trust. Local data on Caesarean rates should be published Obstetricians, who perform Caesareans have a responsibility to justify that in each case the benefits outweigh the hazards.
Midwives are under attack in many different countries.
T hey often feel very isolated and have no political support groups. Sometimes their colleagues have been cowed by years of institutional bullying and feel unable to offer support. Many midwives are concerned with using their skills to serve mothers and babies but are not interested in the politics of midwifery. P rosecutions often concern midwives who do not tow the line and who assist at home birth and try to help women give birth physiologically. It looks as if independent midwives who challenge the medical establishment are at risk.