Maternity Services

Department of Health written question – answered at on 9 February 2016.

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Photo of Nusrat Ghani Nusrat Ghani Conservative, Wealden

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans his Department has to reduce stillbirths and improve the safety of maternity care.

Photo of Jeremy Hunt Jeremy Hunt The Secretary of State for Health

In November, I announced a campaign to halve the national rates of stillbirths, neonatal and maternal deaths and brain injuries occurring during or soon after birth, by 2030. This includes a £2.24m fund for Trusts to buy cutting edge equipment, such as CTGs.

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