Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to help ensure that hospitals are updating their (a) practices and (b) procedures on an ongoing basis and in line with the latest evidence to reduce baby loss.

National Health Service (NHS) trusts in England providing maternity services have partnered with service users and commissioners to form local maternity systems (LMS), aligned to integrated care partnerships.

LMS’ share information and learning in a structured and systematic way, working with partners to turn learning into service improvement; co-designing and implementing a vision for local maternity and neonatal services with local women through Maternity Voices Partnerships; and implementing shared solutions wherever possible through shared clinical and operational governance.

The Government expects all NHS trusts to operate in line with the latest evidence and guidelines on all aspects of maternity care and baby loss.