A review into maternity safety in England was changed just days before publication to remove criticism of a "normal birth drive", according to a former member of the inquiry team.
The campaign, which encourages vaginal birth without any medical intervention and is backed by many midwives, has been found to have contributed to avoidable deaths and harm in other reviews.
But Dr Bill Kirkup told the BBC that similar criticism was removed from the government-commissioned review, forcing him to resign.
Source: BBC News, 1 July 2026
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