May 3, 2007
Crisis in socialized British maternity wards
While Hillary and the other Democratic presidential candidates duke it out over who has the best socialized medicine health plan, with Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger chiming in from the California Republican sidelines, read about some maternity "horror stories" in that socialized medicine haven, England. Spurred by the unnecessary dangerous conditions involving the birth of his first child, a reporter relates the results of his program's undercover investigation in maternity wards. And what he learned shocked him. Despite the British health services promises (this is socialized medicine remember) In 2004, there was a pledge that every woman in full-blown labour should have access to 'a designated midwife 100 per cent of the time'. And only last month, Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt promised every mother would have the right to opt for a home birth, overseen by a midwife. Yet the Royal College Of Midwives says the system is 3,000...(Read Full Post)