I would like to add my own anecdata that conflicts with this. We've had four children and our experience of ante-natal and post-natal care has been nothing like

I would like to add my own anecdata that conflicts with this. We've had four children and our experience of ante-natal and post-natal care has been nothing like this for any of them. The home visits are regular and scheduled, breatfeeding advice was offered in hospital, a breastfeeding support clinic is run for free in our local hospital once a week and on other days in local community centres. Two of our children have been identifed as tongue-tied by midwives in hospital. The midwives in hospital provided formula for the most recent baby when my wife was having trouble feeding. Overall, we've felt very supported by the NHS. I suspect the difference is partly timing, every team contains good staff and bad staff. It probably differs region to region as well, I'm in Buckinghamshire.