Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 78008

Infant Mortality

Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 20 October 2025

Question

Sir Mark Hendrick

Labour (Co-op)Preston

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of average (a) stillbirth and (b) neonatal mortality rates among (i) Black and Asian babies and (ii) babies born to mother

Answer

Karin Smyth
The Department recognises that there are stark inequalities for women and babies, and that they should receive the high-quality care they deserve, regardless of their background, location or ethnicity.A number of interventions specifically aimed at addres...

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