§ Mrs. GillanTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will take further steps to draw the attention of all NHS providers of maternity services, in relation to water births, to the recommendations of her expert maternity group that where there are no proven risks in any procedure, priority should be given to the expressed wishes of the mother-to-be.
§ Mr. SackvilleCircular EL(94)9 already sets out action required by national health service purchasers and418W providers to implement the recommendations of the expert maternity group within the next five years. Copies of this circular are available in the Library.