Under the maternity standard of the children's national serviceframework, health authorities are expected to move some midwiferyservices into centres.
However, Rachel Ambler, consultant midwife at the Whittington Hospitalin Islington, north London, which is on a site covering 3.5 x 1.5 miles'said the move was under way as mothers-to-be would most easily be ableto access children's centres. Services are currently run from GPsurgeries and health centres.
Services would include antenatal and postnatal clinics, peer-led breastfeeding support groups and baby massage, as well as pre-conceptualadvice and pregnancy testing.
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