BMJ letter printed: Midwife led care may not be appropriate or cost-effective

Following on from the publication of The King's Fund report in March, my letter to the British Medical Journal: "Positive birth experience: Midwife led care may not be appropriate or cost-effective" has been published in this week's print edition (April 18, 2011) and also online.

This was my original (longer version) letter,
which was published online only on March 7, 2011:
"Midwife led care is not appropriate for all low risk women, and its cost-effectiveness is not proven".