Select Committee · Women and Equalities Committee

Black maternal health

Status: Closed Opened: 23 Mar 2022 Closed: 1 May 2024 5 recommendations 1 conclusion 1 report
Clear

Reports

1 report
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Third Report - Black maternal health HC 94 18 Apr 2023 6 Responded

Recommendations & Conclusions

1 item
5 Conclusion Third Report - Black maternal health Rejected

The main solutions which have been put forward by the Government and NHS are necessary...

The main solutions which have been put forward by the Government and NHS are necessary but insufficient to tackle the problem of the disparity in maternal 26 Black maternal health deaths. A target for eliminating the disparity between Black and other minority ethnic women and White women, and the related …

Government response. The Government does not believe a target and strategy is the best approach towards progress and will instead measure progress against equity aims through metrics described in the Equity and Equality Guidance for Local Maternity Systems.
Government Equalities Office

Oral evidence sessions

2 sessions
Date Witnesses
13 Jul 2022 Dr Matthew Jolly · NHSEI, James Morris · Department of Health and Social Care, William Vineall · Department of Health and Social Care View ↗
30 Mar 2022 Amy Gibbs · Birthrights, Dr Christine Ekechi · Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, Professor Marian Knight · National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit, Tinuke Awe · Five x More View ↗

Correspondence

10 letters
DateDirectionTitle
30 Mar 2023 From cttee Letter to the Committee from the Minister for mental health and the women’s hea…
1 Mar 2023 From cttee Letter to the Minister for Mental Health and Women’s Health Strategy relating t…
14 Feb 2023 To cttee Letter from Maria Caulfield to Caroline Nokes on the Maternity Disparities Task…
16 Nov 2022 From cttee Letter to the Chair from the Chief Midwifery Officer in response to letter date…
16 Nov 2022 From cttee Letter to the Chair from Professor Marian Knight, Professor of Maternal and Chi…
20 Oct 2022 To cttee Letter from the NHS Confederation relating to black maternal health
20 Oct 2022 To cttee Letter from the Interim Deputy National Statistician and Director General for H…
20 Oct 2022 To cttee Letter from the Minister of State for Health relating to the evidence session o…
20 Oct 2022 To cttee Letter from the Chair to Professor of Maternal and Child Population Health, rel…
13 Jul 2022 To cttee Letter from the Chair to then Minister for Primary Care and Patient Safety, reg…