Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN HL1751

Perinatal Mortality

Tabled: 7 July 2026
Answered: 13 July 2026

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have made to include the National Bereavement Care Pathway for miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy and molar pregnancy in mandatory guidance for the NHS.

Answer

In October 2025, NHS England set out the expectation, through the Medium Term Planning Framework, for trusts to implement the National Bereavement Care Pathway for stillbirth and neonatal death. In practice, some of these standards will also be applicable...
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