Maternity Services
2026-05-13 · Department of Health and Social Care · 1563 · Official question
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve the integration of maternity, mental health and wider medical services for women identified as high-risk during pregnancy and the postnatal period.
Answer
We recognise the potential for continuity of care within maternity services to improve women’s experience of maternity care and reduce inequalities in outcomes. However, maternity services need to have enough staff with the right skills in the right place...