Next week's annual conference of the Royal College of Midwives is to vote on a controversial motion calling on UK Health Departments to ensure that epidurals are only provided when clinically indicated. For years midwives have been urging women undergoing labour not to be dictated to by male doctors but is it midwives themselves who are now trying to tell women what is best for them?
Jenni is joined by Consultant Obstetric Anaesthetist, Dr. David Bogod, and midwife Frances Day-Stirk to discuss who should make the decision to have an epidural - mother or midwife?
