Written questions

Infant Mortality and Maternal Mortality

2026-05-13 · Department of Health and Social Care · HL37 · Official question

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government what new actions, not already in place prior to the establishment of the Maternity and Neonatal Investigation led by Baroness Amos, are being taken to reduce maternal deaths, stillbirths and neonatal mortality.

Answer

The Government has implemented several initiatives since June 2025 aimed at reducing maternal deaths, stillbirths, and neonatal mortality. In December 2025, we introduced a new early warning system to monitor the rates of term stillbirth, neonatal death, ...