Summary
This is the second ‘saving babies’ lives’ progress report from the Joint Policy Unit. When the first report was published in May 2023, the Unit committed to reassessing progress each year. Through this process it aims to hold government and decisionmakers to account, helping to ensure that saving babies’ lives and tackling inequalities in pregnancy and baby loss are the political priorities they deserve to be.
This years report highlights that maternity services need a much more transformative approach from government, that matches the scale and impact of the issue. Maternity services are not on course to meet government ambitions to reduce rates of stillbirth, neonatal death or preterm birth, and there continue to be stark and persistent inequalities in rates of pregnancy and baby loss by ethnicity and deprivation.
Content
The report looks at the following issues relating to maternity care in the UK:
- Progress to reduce rates of stillbirth and neonatal death is stagnating
- Meaningful action is needed to address stark and persistent inequalities by ethnicity and deprivation
- Systemic issues in maternity and neonatal services need to be addressed
- Research and evaluation are vital for
- improving outcomes in the future
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