The investment will be provided over the next three years to ensure maternity services listen to and act on women’s experiences
Almost £35 million in taxpayers' money will be invested to improve maternity safety across England with the recruitment of additional midwives and the expansion of specialist training to thousands of extra healthcare workers.
The investment, which was announced as part of the Spring Budget, will be provided over the next three years to ensure maternity services listen to and act on women’s experiences to improve care.
The funding includes:
Ahead of Mother’s Day, the Health and Social Care Secretary visited Cambridge University Hospital. She spoke with health experts from the hospital and microbiology faculty about a range of women’s health issues, including maternity care and breast cancer.
Health and Social Care Secretary Victoria Atkins said:
This investment follows a recent announcement of a new set of Women’s Health Strategy priorities for 2024, which include:
Minister for the Women’s Health Strategy, Maria Caulfield, said:
As part of the government’s commitment to action the recommendation of the Pregnancy Loss Review, the Baby Loss Certificate Service launched last month to allow parents who experienced a pregnancy loss before 24 weeks to apply for a certificate to acknowledge their loss. Since the launch of the service, as of 4 March, the total number of completed requests was 37,268.
Chief Midwifery Officer for England Kate Brintworth said:
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