Balls explained in the Guardian on Saturday that supporting John Major's decision to enter the ERM in 1990
gave Labour no room for manoeuvre at the next election, even though this took place five months before Black Wednesday:
«They did everything a doctor or midwife would have done if I was in
the labour room in the hospital.
Most of
these labour room routines hamper the first natural contact between the baby and the mother.
We had allowed a few participants in
the labour room, to learn the technique of Breast Crawl.
Most of the time, the baby is given to the mother in
the labour room itself or in the ward, already wrapped up, for her to feed in the sitting or sleeping position (turned on one side).
Mark suffered depression and had a panic attack in
the labour room in 2004 and has since trained in Mental Health.
The first feed could be given in
the labour room or after you come to your room.