Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 87143
Maternity Services: Fathers
Tabled: 31 October 2025
Answered: 1 December 2025
Question
Rupert Lowe
Restore Britain — Great Yarmouth
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to improve the quality of stay for fathers in the maternity ward.
Answer
Karin SmythWhen a mother chooses to have support from the father or partner during labour, birth, and in the postnatal period, the father or partner should feel welcome to stay with her. Where possible, fathers or partners are offered a chair or fold up bed to enabl...
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