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Maternity Services

Commons · Question 60022 · Tabled 16 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 7 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by Jim Shannon

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing free hypnobirthing classes to pregnant women.

Answer

Answered by Karin Smyth, 7 Jul 2025

The majority of trusts already offer free antenatal education services. A National Health Service online tool is available for women and families to find a class local to them. These classes include support for pregnant women to make a birth plan, conside...