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...