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Also see the our work for the Kings Fund http://www.kingsfund.org.uk/publications/maternity_unit_staff.html and economic analysis in the cochrane review of midwife-led care. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/o/cochrane/clsysrev/articles/CD004667/frame.html?systemMessage=Wiley+Online+Library+will+be+disrupted+21+May+from+10-12+BST+for+monthly+maintenance regards _______________________________________________ Jane Sandall Professor of Social Science and Women's Health & Programme Director (Innovations) NIHR King's Patient Safety and Service Quality Research Centre Division of Women's Health, School of Medicine, King's College London 10th Floor, North Wing, St. Thomas' Hospital, Westminster Bridge Road LONDON SE1 7EH Tel: 020 7188 8149 Fax: 020 7620 1227 Mobile: +44(0)7713 743150 e-mail:[log in to unmask] Skype: jsandall http://www.kingspssq.org.uk/ http://myprofile.cos.com/sandall http://www.kcl.ac.uk/schools/medicine/research/wh/ http://www.kcl.ac.uk/about/campuses/st-thomas.html ________________________________________ From: A forum for discussion on midwifery and reproductive health research. [[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Scamell, Amanda [[log in to unmask]] Sent: 16 May 2011 12:54 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Women's choices and healthcare cost Hi Sheila, I'm not sure if your thread is referring to midwifery lead care or midwifery lead birthing environment. If the former this report might be of interest http://www.kcl.ac.uk/content/1/c4/33/06/NNRUMidwiferyReportDec10.pdf Mandie Scamell ________________________________________ From: A forum for discussion on midwifery and reproductive health research. [[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Sheila Brown [[log in to unmask]] Sent: 14 May 2011 17:30 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Women's choices and healthcare cost A colleague will be undertaking a debate with a consultant obstetrician next week regarding Women's choices in childbirth and the cost to the NHS. If you have any specific evidence or information on this topic, it would be much appreciated. It is my understanding that there has been little work to date on the cost savings of MLC. We know that MLC reduces intervention, therefore should it not follow that MLC is cheaper. I look forward to your responses. Thanks Sheila