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Infant Mortality

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to work with relevant authorities to reduce instances of infant deaths in (a) Romford constituency and (b) England.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
12 Feb 2025
Target answer date
24 Feb 2025
Answer
25 Feb 2025 · 13 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 12 Feb 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to work with relevant authorities to reduce instances of infant deaths in (a) Romford constituency and (b) England.

  2. 24 Feb 2025

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  3. 25 Feb 2025

    Answer published

    The Office of Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID), within the Department, has looked in detail at the drivers of infant mortality. Most infant deaths occur in the first four weeks of life. The leading causes of death are prematurity and congenital a...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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