London Ambulance Service policy states that ambulances should not to be dispatched to women in the early stages of labour unless there are known risk factors. I

London Ambulance Service policy states that ambulances should not to be dispatched to women in the early stages of labour unless there are known risk factors. It's a massive waste of resources to send two trained personnel and a fully equipped ambulance to act as a taxi, just in case something goes wrong en route. http://www.londonambulance.nhs.uk/talking_with_us/freedom_of_information/classes_of_information/idoc.ashx?docid=086b56da-f121-4234-8841-29c0879fb288&version=-1 http://www.londonambulance.nhs.uk/talking_with_us/freedom_of... Childbirth is not a medical emergency.