I read it in the paper version last week. Has anyone written a letter to the Guardian about it? I haven't seen one.
Alison
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Dear Jane
thanks for posting this
having just read it very quickly I feel very sad
first, what does this say about the NHS commitment to te principles of
the NSF, particularly those regarding inequality, choice, etc?
second, that research that we undertook, involving considerable work, in
the 1990s, and that others have undertaken on the value of continuous
support in labour has been turned around to be used by some quarters to
suit their own agendas rather to promote quality of care for all women.
I am particularly depressed that some aspects of evidence-based practice
(such as those involving personal rather than technical support) are
dismissed as being 'nice' and therefore to be bought by the priveleged
minority, not provided to all because of their known benefits, while
many interventions (often very expensive ones) which are not supported
by good evidence for routine use continue to be 'afforded' whether women
want them or not
incidentally, the research that we undertook on one-to-one care in the
1990s included economic analysis which indicated that this kind of care
is not necessarily more expensive than standard fragmented
hospital-based care - it depends on how you spend your money
Chris
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What price for a perfect delivery?
A new NHS scheme offers guaranteed one-to-one care throughout pregnancy
and labour - a snip at £4,000. Lucy Atkins reports
Thursday January 19, 2006
The Guardian
http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,,1689586,00.html#article_continue
Dr Jane Sandall
Professor of Midwifery and Women's Health
Women and Family Health Research Group,
Health and Social Care Research Division
King's College, Waterloo Bridge Wing,
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London, SE1 9NH
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