Wendy Morton – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Wendy Morton on 2016-05-04.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress the Government has made on improving safety in maternity care.

Ben Gummer

In November, we announced a national ambition to halve the rates of stillbirths, neonatal and maternal deaths and brain injuries occurring during or soon after birth by 2030. Since then progress has included the launch of the ‘Spotlight on Maternity’ initiative and distribution of a £2.24 million capital fund for safety equipment.