Yet more promises on maternity care - how stupid do they think we are?

[KathyMCMLXXII]

I don't know whether to ROFL or weep at this .

So they make some promises.... have 10 years to deliver.... fail.... so they just make us a whole load of new, EVEN BIGGER promises.

Is anyone else finding this frankly insulting to our intelligence?

It just seems to me to be such a f*cking great disconnection with reality it makes me think of Communist Russia: the output at our tractor factory has increased by 800 percent! Since the Revolution all the peasants are living in luxury!

(And I voted Labour )

completely agree. was gobsmacked by this. especially as they have just proposed to kill off independent midwifery services.

Absolutely Bossykate! It's just so.... random, isn't it?

Ah, oh Kathy of little faith, at least you have to admit there's been a 100% increase in the length of Big Plans since the days of Communist Russia

I quite agree with your main point btw.

agree with everyone.

wasnt this something that was recommended anyway in the 'changing childbirth' report waaaaayyyyy back in 1993. Why bring it up again now- shouldnt it have already been implemented?

There will be an item on this on the ITN lunchtime news today.

Well that's Patsy Spewitt for you. Idiocy

LOL Sue.

Helloooo Labour Spin Doctors, are you reading Mumsnet?

It didn't work this time you know! We're not that stupid!

you know what, the more i think about this piece of news item, the more infuriated i feel.

and if you feel the same then go here and let blair know.

save independent midwifery

I was really confused by the choice bit - don't women already have these choices?

Not really, no. Only if they happen to be in an area where there are all those options available and enough midwives to allow it.

Oh I seeeee. I had ds in sunny Suffolk so it wasn't too much of an issue. I did see a number of different midwives at antenatal appointments but that was to familiarise you with the team who were likely to deliver. They couldn't guarantee it but I was lucky enough to get a midwife I'd seen several times before.