Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure the provision of consistent and sensitive antenatal care after baby loss for parents across the UK.

Perinatal mental health services around England are being expanded to include new mental health hubs for new, expectant or bereaved mothers. These hubs will offer physical health checks and psychological therapy in one location.

We have funded Sands, the stillbirth and neonatal death charity to work with other baby loss charities and Royal Colleges to develop a National Bereavement Care Pathway (NBCP) to reduce the variation in the quality of bereavement care provided by the National Health Service for those who have experienced baby loss. The NBCP project provides the national framework, guidance and tools to support the implementation of high-quality bereavement care. Over 70% of NHS trusts in England are implementing the pathway, with the remaining trust having expressed an interest in joining the programme.