Access to homebirths 'a postcode lottery' for many women, audit finds 

There were 231 homebirths during 2019, rising to 272 in 2019, and 345 in 20202.

Despite a steady increase in the number of women opting for a homebirth, access to the service remains "a postcode lottery" with some regions not having any community midwives, a clinical audit has found.

The National Perinatal Epidemiology Centre audit of the public service covers the years 2018-2020 and found there were 231 homebirths during 2019, rising to 272 in 2019, and 345 in 20202.