Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 96523

Infant Mortality and Perinatal Mortality

Tabled: 2 December 2025
Answered: 11 December 2025

Question

Marie Goldman

Liberal DemocratChelmsford

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of socioeconomic inequality on (a) stillbirth and (b) neonatal mortality rates; and what cross-government action is being taken to address this.

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. Stillbirth and neonatal mortality rates remain highe...

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