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      <title>Mrs Leanne Brown [Signature #115]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mrs Leanne Brown, Prestbury, Cheshire, United Kingdom<p>I have experienced 2 hospital births and 1 beautiful home birth with hypnobirthing. I now feel cheated with the first 2 as I wish I had been educated in natural child birth in the beginning instead of being frightened to death about intruments and medical intervention that could be used and the cocktail of drugs that is available which i just thought was the norm! I beleive changing the training for midwifes to make them promote a natural birth above all. I think hypnobirthing is a form of pain releif and the best one i ever used and you dont need anyone or any medical drug to use it! I had private classes which are expensive and I think by making such classes available on the NHS would save money in the long run!! I had the most amazing birth and cant wait to experience it again doing it the way it is supposed to be naturally and calmly and beautifully!</p>]]></description>
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      <title>Ms Alice Field [Signature #114]</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 02:06:44 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mrs Louise Hutchinson [Signature #113]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mrs Louise Hutchinson<p>After all I experienced - I will never have another baby!</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 4 Oct 2010 04:25:20 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mrs Ashley Scott-Fisher [Signature #112]</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 26 Sep 2010 04:47:32 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Miss Amanda Goodman [Signature #111]</title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 25 Sep 2010 01:02:42 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Sheila O'Reilly [Signature #110]</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2010 03:27:41 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Miss Deborah Rhodes [Signature #109]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Miss Deborah Rhodes, Ilkley, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2010 03:16:55 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mrs Ruth Mace-Tessler [Signature #108]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mrs Ruth Mace-Tessler, Norwich]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Sep 2010 03:47:01 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mrs Jane Wells [Signature #107]</title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 11 Sep 2010 03:50:49 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>mrs nicola goodall [Signature #106]</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Sep 2010 11:07:46 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mrs Emma Beamish [Signature #105]</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 9 Sep 2010 05:11:54 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mrs Chris Warren [Signature #104]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mrs Chris Warren, York, United Kingdom<p>Lack of midwives and a focus on medical views of birth cause enormous problems, trauma and pain for so many women and increases the total costs of the service. As independent midwives we pick up some of the pieces after poor care, given by good midwives too busy to care properly.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 28 Aug 2010 09:47:33 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mrs Johanna Rhys-Davies [Signature #103]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mrs Johanna Rhys-Davies, Silsden, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 22 Aug 2010 04:04:57 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>mrs Ruth Skinner [Signature #102]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[mrs Ruth Skinner<p>My experience of Airedale was mostly positive but the service seems patchy. I was caused a great deal of stress at the end of my pregnancy when the MW announced that my home birth may or may not go ahead! There were also far too many assumptions about what options I would choose, especially regarding induction.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 12:28:38 UTC</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 9 Aug 2010 03:14:00 UTC</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 5 Aug 2010 05:00:54 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Adam Maclean [Signature #99]</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 4 Aug 2010 04:13:33 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>mrs claire hurst [Signature #98]</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 4 Aug 2010 06:32:15 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Ms Joanne Whistler [Signature #97]</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 3 Aug 2010 05:35:56 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mrs Alison Gee [Signature #96]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mrs Alison Gee, Horsforth<p>A woman&#039;s body is designed for labour &amp; birth. Most women with the right support and knowledge are capable of a normal, low intervention birth, preferably at home if desired.<br />
I have had an emerg. C-section, followed by a medicalised hospital birth and lastly with my third (&amp; largest child - 10lb 4oz) a homebirth.  My homebirth was only possible with myself gaining full understanding of the birth process, relaxation techniques and the support of independant midwives whom I cannot thank enough.</p>]]></description>
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      <title>caroline ward [Signature #95]</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 3 Aug 2010 07:03:01 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Dr Janet Wordley [Signature #94]</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 3 Aug 2010 05:35:49 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mrs Ashleigh Munslow [Signature #93]</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 3 Aug 2010 04:40:22 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Alana Hall [Signature #92]</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 3 Aug 2010 03:47:55 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Rebecca Hill [Signature #91]</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 3 Aug 2010 03:01:04 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mrs Laura Thornton [Signature #90]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mrs Laura Thornton, Shipley, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 2 Aug 2010 03:59:48 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Miss Gail Russell [Signature #89]</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 2 Aug 2010 02:19:31 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mr Rob Davidson [Signature #88]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr Rob Davidson, Kirkliston, Edinburgh, United Kingdom<p>...</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 2 Aug 2010 11:43:29 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mrs Sarah Humphrey [Signature #87]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mrs Sarah Humphrey<p>A lot of good care is given by some individuals in the Nhs maternity units, however it is dependent a lot of the time on luck as to which unit or midwife that is available at the time needed. I firmly believe my positive experience is due to hiring a private doula to ensure I received consistency of care through out my labour. The Nhs would benefit by offering dedicated care of a doula to promote a more natural choice.</p>]]></description>
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      <title>Mrs Lorna Rogerson [Signature #86]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mrs Lorna Rogerson<p>This is a key issue that does need addressing and provides unnecessary concern to alot of women in a potentially vulnerable state.</p>]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 2 Aug 2010 11:03:41 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mrs Alison Swiszczowski [Signature #84]</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 2 Aug 2010 10:12:58 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Miss Marley Laurie [Signature #83]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Miss Marley Laurie, Forfar, Angus, United Kingdom]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 2 Aug 2010 09:50:50 UTC</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 2 Aug 2010 09:36:47 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mrs Katherine Baldwin [Signature #81]</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 2 Aug 2010 09:18:27 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>miss emma harrison [Signature #80]</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 2 Aug 2010 07:51:53 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>mrs judith wilson [Signature #79]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[mrs judith wilson, barnoldswick, yorkshire, United Kingdom<p>I was lucky to have a baby when mums stayed in hospital and rested before going home, now, its have the baby and throw you out as soon as possible.<br />
The first 3 days are so vital to a mums confidence and ability to feed her child naturally.<br />
Stressed mums at home will frequently bottle feed with no support.<br />
I was lucky to have support.</p>]]></description>
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      <title>Mrs Eleanor Barnes [Signature #78]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mrs Eleanor Barnes, Keighley, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 2 Aug 2010 07:38:37 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mrs Ruth Weston [Signature #77]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mrs Ruth Weston, Shipley, BRADFORD, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom<p>Thankyou AIMS for once again standing up for what mothers need in terms of care and birth choices!</p>]]></description>
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      <title>mrs Michelle Bennett [Signature #76]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[mrs Michelle Bennett<p>Its important that all birthing women have a choice in how and where they give birth!</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 2 Aug 2010 07:32:06 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Miss Ruth Kitcher [Signature #75]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Miss Ruth Kitcher, leeds, west yorkshire, United Kingdom]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 2 Aug 2010 06:58:26 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mrs Rachel Khan [Signature #74]</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 2 Aug 2010 06:42:12 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Ms Holly Lyne [Signature #73]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Ms Holly Lyne, Shipley, United Kingdom<p>This petition couldn&#039;t come soon enough. Dramatic changes need to happen to a) save the NHS money and b) put birth back in the hands of the experts - women and their midwives!</p>]]></description>
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      <title>Kristin Arnorsdottir-Edwards [Signature #69]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Ms Karen Law, Angus, Scotland<p>There are not enough student midwives being trained, but there are not enough jobs for those who are, whilst those who are practising do so in a state of fear due to litigation or cannot practice autonomously.  Why are we not supporting our midwives? The current system does not &#039;trust&#039; the midwives we have trained. What other profession would accept this? Why is it that the health and safety of women and their babies are being put at risk? Enough midwives for one to one care should be paramount!</p>]]></description>
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      <title>Mrs Kim Johnston [Signature #64]</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 2 Aug 2010 05:28:55 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>mrs Hannah Robertson [Signature #63]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[mrs Hannah Robertson, leeds, United Kingdom<p>You have my full support. An inquiry is desperately needed. Our local midwives work hard and have little choice in their roles. This impacts onto the care the women receive. The homebirth service is getting better in our area which highlights a NEED for a midwifery led unit to value choice and the birth experience for all mothers and babies.</p>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mrs Alex Bairstow<p>Increasing medical intervention in childbirth interferes with the normal hormonal responses of both mother and baby at birth and leads to poor bonding and difficulty establishing breastfeeding. New mothers, babies and their extended families are negatively affected not least by the increased risk of PND when bonding processes are interfered with. We need a positive change now.</p>]]></description>
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<p>It is no way to have a baby</p>

<p>On a conveyor belt</p>

<p>It is no way to have a baby</p>

<p>If only fear and pain is felt</p>

<p>How long&rsquo;s a normal labour?</p>

<p>How long&rsquo;s a piece of string!?</p>

<p>It is just no way to have a baby</p>

<p>With a clock tick-tocking.</p>

<p>It is no way to have a baby</p>

<p>Without people you know</p>

<p>It is no way to have a baby</p>

<p>Feeling rushed &ndash; not safe and slow</p>

<p>Goodbye legs in stirrups</p>

<p>Farewell facing the wall</p>

<p>It is just no way to have a baby.</p>

<p>It&rsquo;s not one size fits all</p>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mrs KIRSTY HENDY, CORNWALL, United Kingdom<p>THERE IS NO EVENT MORE IMPORTANT IN THE WORLD AS GIVING BIRTH. GIVE IT AND WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN THE RESPECT IT DESERVES. IT&#039;S ALWAYS YOUR CHOICE LADIES, DON&#039;T BE AFRAID TO SPEAK UP OR QUESTION ANYTHING!</p>]]></description>
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<p>What is worse are the numbers of women who are so traumatised by their birth experience that they disengage from their health providers for subsequent births. The maternity care system is failing to meet women&#039;s needs at every level. And that isn&#039;t even looking at how it fails their babies.</p>

<p>I&#039;d like this government to stop just talking and tutting and actually MAKE changes.</p>

<p>In the UK, one mum one midwife should be normal practise.</p>]]></description>
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