§ Mr. Cohenasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will provide additional resources to train medical staff at all levels in methods of natural childbirth and in training to recognise when there is no contra indication that such a birth would be indicated; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. John PattenNo. The responsibility for the content of postgraduate medical education and training rests with the relevant royal colleges and professional bodies, and of pre-registration training with the General Medical Council, and it is for those bodies to determine the training required by doctors providing maternity care.