UK Mum's This Concerns 'YOU' (Please copy and Send to Your Friends)

http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/jobsformidwives/

There are ambitious plans for NHS maternity services in England. By
2009 all women will have choice over where and how they give birth,
and support from the same midwife throughout pregnancy. To achieve
this we must tackle the chronic shortage of midwives. There is more
and more evidence of vacant posts not being recruited to, places for
student midwives and training budgets being cut, and much more. What
is worse, many newly-qualified midwives find it impossible to find
work as a midwife. This is terrible outcome for a new midwife after
years of study. It is also a blow to taxpayers, who invest £15,000 on
each student midwife every year. A one-year jobs guarantee for newly-
qualified midwives would ensure that they are brought into the
profession. This is already happening in Scotland, thanks to
devolution. That would help to secure the future of midwifery and
maternity services in England. Ultimately that is in the best
interests of women and their families.

http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/jobsformidwives/