Mums-to-be need more parental advice and care

Women who are preparing to be mothers should be given more parental advice and one-to-one care, according to an expert.

Sarah Motagu, speaking on behalf of the Association of Radical Midwives, said that there should be one midwife to every woman who is in need of care.

She went on to say that there is an increased risk of neonatal death if there are staffing shortages in the sector.

"One of the things that the Association of Radical Midwives is campaigning for is more one-to-one care for women, and that's what women should be having - one midwife to one woman so we don't have people who are rushing in and out of rooms looking after three women at once," she added.

Her words came after research in the British Medical Journal showed that delivering an infant outside the normal working week was associated with an increased risk of neonatal death.

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