DOI: not an expert, but comprehension of the evidence will point out, this view is completely baseless.
MBRRACE, Ockenden, and Kirkup maternity inquiries have all repeatedly identified failures in escalation by midwives, poor multidisciplinary working, professional tribalism and cultures where concerns were not acted upon. The evidence points to systemic failures, not “doctors taking over maternity”.
Largely, doctors were insufficiently involved, called too late, or actively excluded from decision-making.
Time for reflection; not deflection!
'Doctors have taken over maternity, and they're not doing it very well.'
Former president of the Royal College of Midwives, Caroline Flint, is 'distraught' by the news of further maternity failings in the NHS.