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Childbirth

Volume 481: debated on Tuesday 28 October 2008

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what guidelines are in place in the NHS for offering (a) home births and (b) natural births to expectant mothers. (229616)

The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence published intrapartum care guidelines in September 2007, which provide guidance on the information that women should receive on planning the place of birth.

“Maternity Matters: Choice, Access and Continuity of Care in a Safe Service”, which the Department published in April 2007, sets out guidelines on the choices that will be available to expectant mothers. A copy has been placed in the Library.