Children's centres are aimed at creating an umbrella organisation tomeet various people's social and health care issues. As midwives we willembrace the legal changes and work very hard to make thesesuccessful.
However, there will be regional differences and we have yet to see anyevaluation of the extent these models of care can both identify andchange.
I have no doubt that some excellent healthcare and support will beprovided, but it is still institutional and some vulnerable groups mayfear and reject this approach. Others may view midwives and other healthand social care professionals as enforcers and it may make it harder formidwives to reach those who need care.
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