It was announced this week that the NHS (in England) are to offer pregnant women their own "personal budgets" so they can choose the care they receive. This comes as part of a shake-up in maternity care.
What do you think - good idea or not? Are you pregnant and pleased with the news? If you've already had a child, what would you have spent the budget on?
Some press coverage:
Women to be offered their own £3,000 'birth budgets' - BBC, 23rd February 2016
Is a birth budget a good idea? - BBC, 23rd February 2016
National maternity review calls for £3,000 'birth budgets' - The Guardian, 23rd February 2016
Pregnant women should get £3,000 to allow them to appoint their own midwife, review says - The Independent, 23rd February 2016