Maternity Services: Fathers
Commons · Question 87529 · Tabled 3 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 28 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Rupert Lowe
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that NHS (a) maternity wards and (b) perinatal services treat fathers as active participants in the birth process.
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 28 Nov 2025
The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has committed to putting the voices of families, including fathers, at the heart of the approach to improving quality, safety and accountability in maternity services.Baroness Amos’ independent national in...