University Hospitals of Leicester are using midwifery care assistants in hospital and community. A contact would be Biddy Saunders at Leicester Royal Infirmary on 0116 2541414. Tina Harris Principal Lecturer in Midwifery De Montfort University Hawthorne Building The Gateway Leicester LE1 9BH Telephone: 0116 2577804 -----Original Message----- From: Valerie Hesketh [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: 16 October 2003 17:02 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: maternity care asisstants Are there any units that are utilising maternity care asisstants either/also in hospital and the community ? If so how was the role clarified and where there any problems or conflict around the role of the midwife either real or perceived. Also what training was given and in what context. Who facilitated this training and was it evaluated ? Any asisstance with this gratefully received.