Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 8723
Maternal Mortality: Ethnic Groups
Tabled: 11 October 2024
Answered: 21 October 2024
Question
Victoria Collins
Liberal Democrat — Harpenden and Berkhamsted
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help tackle inequalities in maternal mortality rates for (a) Black women and (b) women from ethnic minority backgrounds.
Answer
Karin SmythIt is unacceptable that there are such stark inequalities in maternal outcomes. The Government is committed to closing the black and Asian maternal mortality gap. We are urgently considering the immediate action needed to tackle inequalities for women and...
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