Author of England maternity care review ‘listened to wrong voices’, says adviser

Dr Bill Kirkup said section of Valerie Amos's report criticising normal birth ideology' was removed before publication

The author of a major inquiry into maternity care altered its final report to remove criticism of normal birth ideology", one of her expert advisers claims.

Dr Bill Kirkup said Valerie Amos had listened to the wrong voices" before a section outlining the potential risks of encouraging women to have a vaginal birth disappeared" from the final version of her government-commissioned report.