Dr Bill Kirkup, who was involved in a government-commissioned review of NHS maternity services led by Baroness Valerie Amos, says he resigned after parts of the report were altered. According to the reports, the dispute centres on the treatment of “normal birth” and associated criticisms. Dr Kirkup alleges that criticism of what he describes as “normal birth ideology” was removed from the final maternity report, prompting him to step down from the review. The BBC Health report notes his resignation and frames the issue as criticism being omitted from the maternity report, citing an expert statement about the changes. The Independent reports more specifically that Dr Kirkup resigned over the omission, describing the disagreement as a dispute over the approach to “normal birth” within the review. Across the sources, the key points are that Dr Kirkup resigns from the Amos-led review and that he attributes his departure to revisions to the report that removed criticism related to “normal birth” or “normal birth ideology.”