Dear Andrea
Can you give a reference for this information??
Thank
you Denise Hynd
Midwifery moves ahead in Wales
I was a speaker at the All Wales Midwifery Conference near Cardiff yesterday
- the theme was �In it Together� and it celebrated the new initiatives being
taken in Wales to strengthen midwifery and improve maternity services for
mothers and midwives. A series of new strategic frameworks have been released
that set out the basic principles that will underpin midwifery services into the
future. They set targets for the implementation of various reforms that will
ensure choice and improved care for women. One key strategy is to raise home
birth rates to 10% by 2007, and they are well on their way up, with some areas
well over this target already. The reforms being planned will put Wales well
ahead of other areas in the UK and the energy and enthusiasm amongst the
Conference participants was palpable and exciting.
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