Infant Mortality
Commons · Question 30988 · Tabled 12 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 25 Feb 2025
Question
Asked by Andrew Rosindell
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to work with relevant authorities to reduce instances of infant deaths in (a) Romford constituency and (b) England.
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 25 Feb 2025
The Office of Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID), within the Department, has looked in detail at the drivers of infant mortality. Most infant deaths occur in the first four weeks of life. The leading causes of death are prematurity and congenital a...