[nealdt]

Also worth pointing out that in the UK, we were offered three choices of births. Home, water or hospital. We started off in the birthing pools until mum decided she wanted the epidural after all. I thought all three of options were quite luxurious and service by the midwives was second to none!

If I think about our decision making process for a car-seat (oh god, let's go for the best - just in case), I am glad that no-one has put a monetary value on giving birth.

[oliwarner]

I'd never thought of it like that, but we did exactly the same thing with the child seat. I daren't imagine what would happen to the state of neonatal care if it were privatised here.