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The Earl of Courtown (Con)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 23 October 2025

Debate

MBRRACE-UK Report 2025

Contribution

My Lords, the report makes clear that many women who died experienced multiple intersectional disadvantages—as was highlighted by the noble Baroness, Lady Berger, and the noble Lord, Lord Scriven—including poverty, mental health, domestic abuse and social exclusion. Does the Minister accept that tackling maternal mortality requires an intersectional approach that brings together health, mental health and social care services, rather than treating them in isolation?

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