Susan Bowen Letter to the Editor
Re: Midwifery cuts will lengthen waiting lists, Nov. 18.
The Ottawa Hospital wants to save money, but by cutting midwifery services it will force more women to have doctor-attended births.
Due to shorter hospital stays, lower rates of epidurals and caesarian sections, and reduced demand on nursing staff, midwife-attended births cost our health system significantly less than doctor-attended births. It seems the way to save money would be to have more midwives practising at The Ottawa Hospital, not fewer.
Susanne Bowen,
Nepean