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Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether NHS hospitals are required to record the number of occasions on which instrumental delivery of a baby creates lasting health problems for the mother.

Answered by Karin Smyth - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

The Department recognises the significant physical and psychological consequences of birth trauma and the devastating impact this has on women. The Government remains fully committed to improving the quality and consistency of care for women throughout pregnancy, birth, and the critical months that follow. National Health Service trusts in England submit data through the Maternity Services Data Set from the booking appointment through to discharge from maternity services, which is usually approximately 10 days after birth. This includes data on instrumental delivery complications including post-partum haemorrhage and severe perineal tears but, due to the time period covered by the data, does not capture lasting health problems arising from birth.

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of trends in rates of perinatal mortality in Aldershot constituency.

Answered by Karin Smyth - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

While no specific assessment has been made of the trends in rates of perinatal mortality in the Aldershot constituency, NHS England does collect some data on perinatal mortality through the Maternity Services Data Set (MSDS), although this is not collected for individual National Health Service trusts in England. Mothers and Babies: Reducing Risk through Audits and Confidential Enquiries across the UK (MBRRACE) is the gold standard for mortality data, and produces the national perinatal mortality figures. MBRRACE uses the data collected in the MSDS and combines it with other data sources to build an accurate picture of perinatal mortality in England.

The MBRRACE Perinatal Mortality tool allows you to view trends for trusts and health boards which can be compared against other trusts in the region, and is available at the following link:

https://timms.le.ac.uk/mbrrace-uk-perinatal-mortality/data-viewer/

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the provision of maternity services to asylum seekers; and if he will take steps to help ensure that asylum seekers understand how to access emergency maternity health care.

Answered by Karin Smyth - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

The Home Office manages all asylum processes, which includes supporting people to access the services they need. Women seeking asylum are asked at several stages of their asylum application whether they may be pregnant by Home Office case workers, who will identify the necessary support and relevant accommodation to meet their needs. Pregnant women seeking asylum are generally accommodated in community settings and, as such, have access to the same local health and care services as other resident women.

Under the umbrella of the National Asylum Seekers’ Health Oversight Group, NHS England and the Home Office co-chairs a working group focused on maternal health and aimed at improving the access, experience, and outcomes of women seeking asylum during pregnancy and after birth. For example, the group has produced the Escalation Route Agreement for healthcare professionals to communicate any concerns directly to Home Office case workers in relation to accommodation moves in the later stages of pregnancy or the perinatal period.

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