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Author of England maternity care review ‘listened to wrong voices’, says adviser
The Guardian Health
Wednesday 01 July 2026, 16:23 UTC
By Denis Campbell Health policy editor
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Dr Bill Kirkup said section of Valerie Amos’s report criticising ‘normal birth ideology’ was removed before publicationThe author of a major inquiry into maternity care altered its final report to remove criticism of “normal birth ideology”, one of her expert advisers claims. Dr Bill Kirkup said Valerie Amos had “listened to the wrong voices” before a section outlining the potential risks of encouraging women to have a vaginal birth “disappeared” from the final version of her...
Dr Bill Kirkup said section of Valerie Amos’s report criticising ‘normal birth ideology’ was removed before publication
The author of a major inquiry into maternity care altered its final report to remove criticism of “normal birth ideology”, one of her expert advisers claims.
Dr Bill Kirkup said Valerie Amos had “listened to the wrong voices” before a section outlining the potential risks of encouraging women to have a vaginal birth “disappeared” from the final version of her government-commissioned report.
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