Brain: Injuries
Commons · Question 50601 · Tabled 7 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 19 May 2025
Question
Asked by Helen Morgan
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce the prevalence of infant brain injuries at childbirth.
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 19 May 2025
The Department has invested £7.8 million to develop the Avoiding Brain Injury in Childbirth programme, which will reduce the number of avoidable brain injuries that occur during childbirth. This will be implemented by NHS England and will provide staff wi...