The Royal College of Anaesthetists (RCOA), Midwives (RCM), Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG), and Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) have published

Safer Childbirth – Minimum Standards for the Organisation and Delivery of Care in Labour

It looks at the staffing requirements, skill mix and teamwork required to provide effective and safe services in this area following concerns from Concerns from the Confidential Enquiry into Maternal and Child Health (CEMACH) and its predecessor organisations the Confidential Enquiry into Stillbirths and Deaths in Infancy (CESDI) and the Confidential Enquiry into Maternal Deaths (CEMD).

If you just want to read a briefing look at the Executive Summary. You can see what the mass media have to say about it direct from yesterdays post from Fade the Blog (which you can susbscribe to as RSS or as a daily email alert).