Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 15757

Pregnancy: Thromboembolism

Tabled: 3 July 2026

Answered: 17 July 2026

Question

Alicia Kearns

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department provides to help ensure that responsibility for prescribing anticoagulant prophylaxis in pregnancy and the puerperium is clear between GPs, maternity services and speci

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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