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Maternal Mortality and Perinatal Mortality

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce inequalities in (a) still-birth rates and (b) maternal mortality related to (i) class and (ii) ethnicity.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
25 Feb 2025
Target answer date
27 Feb 2025
Answer
4 Mar 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 25 Feb 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce inequalities in (a) still-birth rates and (b) maternal mortality related to (i) class and (ii) ethnicity.

  2. 27 Feb 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 4 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    It is unacceptable that there are such stark inequalities for women and babies. It is a priority for the Government to make sure that all women and babies receive the high-quality care they deserve, regardless of their background, location, or ethnicity.W...

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