When having a baby, there are lots of decisions to be made about maternity care, and barriers depending on your socio-economic situation.A new study has highlighted a worrying issue – finding higher adverse health outcomes in standard public maternity care.However there have been criticisms about how the paper compared the two sectors, and whether it’s a fair contrast.Guest/sProfessor Hannah Dahlen, Professor of Midwifery at Western Sydney UniversityReferencesMaternal and Neonatal Outcomes and Health System Costs in Standard Public Maternity Care Compared to Private Obstetric-Led Care: A Population-Level Matched Cohort StudyIs childbirth really safer for women and babies in private hospitals? - the Conversation

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