Pregnancy
Commons · Question 29922 · Tabled 7 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 17 Feb 2025
Question
Asked by Simon Opher
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the average body mass index of pregnant women in the (a) most recent period for which data is available and (b) five years before the most recent period for
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 17 Feb 2025
The Government is committed to ensuring that all women and babies receive safe, personalised, equitable and compassionate maternity and neonatal care. As part of this, we know that it is vital to support women before, during and after pregnancy.In the mos...