Maternal Mortality
(asked on 19th July 2023) - View Source
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 reduce maternal mortality.
Answered by
Maria Caulfield
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) (Minister for Women)
In March 2023, NHS England published its three-year delivery plan for maternity and neonatal services. The delivery plan will make maternity and neonatal care safer, more personalised, and more equitable for women, babies, and families.
NHS England has developed 14 Maternal Medicine Networks across England, to ensure that all women with chronic and acute medical problems have access to specialist management and care from physicians and obstetrics, tackling the biggest contributors to maternal mortality.
Mental health services around England are being expanded to include new mental health “hubs” for new, expectant, or bereaved mothers. The 33 new maternal mental health services will provide psychological therapy, maternity services, and reproductive health for women with mental health needs following trauma or loss related to their maternity experience. These will be available across England by March 2024.