Earlier this month I spent several weeks in the UK and took the opportunity to meet with some key individuals in British maternity and health care. During a visit to Westminster, I had the privilege of meeting with two Members of Parliament who also happen to be doctors: Dr Zubir Ahmed MP, a vascular surgeon and former UK Health Minister, and Dr Simon Opher MP MBE, a general practitioner with experience in obstetrics and gynaecology. Although we practise on opposite sides of