HC Deb 14 December 2000 vol 359 cc203-4W
Mr. Fabricant

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on the future of midwifery-led units in the NHS. [141490]

Mr. Denham

[holding answer 13 December 2000]: The National Health Service provides a variety of types of care for women during pregnancy and childbirth including care in midwife-led units. We would expect to see this variety continue, offering individual choice whenever possible. Locally, health care commissioners and providers need to ensure that a full range of maternity services is available to women as close to home as possible.

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