Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 15457

Pregnancy: Thromboembolism

Tabled: 2 July 2026
Answered: 14 July 2026

Question

Alicia Kearns

ConservativeRutland and Stamford

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of pregnant women received a documented venous thromboembolism risk assessment in the first trimester in each of the last three years.

Answer

Preet Kaur Gill
We recognise the importance of tackling blood clots in pregnancy, also referred to as venous thromboembolism (VTE), as the leading cause of maternal death in England. The rate of maternal deaths from thrombosis and thromboembolism rose substantially betwe...

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