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This life: Allison Ewing is one of six independent midwIves in Scotland now threatened by new legislation. Although fighting her corner, there's the small matter of helping new life to flourish in the meantime

"My day begins when I get up about 7.30am and I start work at my computer. My husband Alasdair gets up first, then my eldest son Calum, and then I get up. We have breakfast together. My youngest Fergus gets up later and he fends for himself.