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As a woman who has not yet had children, but who will certainly want the assistance and support of an independent midwife when she does get pregnant, I'm increasingly worried and shocked at the government's lack of foresight and frank dismissal of women's needs and choices. Will this proposal be coupled with a shake-up in the NHS, finally providing the level of service and care that, at present, only independent midwives are able to give? I doubt it, and as a result, women are going to lose out, in a big way. I hope that when I find myself ready to get pregnant and give birth in the next few years, when the services of an independent midwife will still be available to me. (prospective client)
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