In the 1960s the Registrars weekly visit to the maternity ward was a normal event. But then mothers were incarcerated with their babies for 10 days – only a lucky few were allowed early release. These days, I suppose 48 hours is as long as you get for a normal birth
Of course this was of no advantage to the still considerable numbers of women who still had home births. And even though I was in hospital I was unable to take advantage of the service when my first child was born. My husband had been called overseas not long before the birth & we had not finally agreed on names
Even in less fraught circumstances there are those who need time to settle this irreversible decision, so it will be important not to make people feel as if they are under pressure
Presumably there will have to be a system for appointing a member of the hospital staff as a registrar for this purpose – with such a high turnover it would be difficult otherwise. So there is a whole new area for vetting fit & proper persons in this surveillance age
