Antenatal Care

(asked on 2nd March 2021) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether GPs are required to carry out a mandatory pelvic floor health check on all postnatal patients.


Answered by
Nadine Dorries Portrait
Nadine Dorries
This question was answered on 8th March 2021

In April 2020 a requirement for general practitioners to offer a universal six to eight week post-natal check was introduced for new mothers. In line with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s guidance, the check should focus on is early identification of pelvic health issues.

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