‘Save Black mothers’ lives’: Labour urges government to commit to closing maternal mortality gap

The Labour Party will call on the government to commit to a target of ending the Black maternal mortality gap during a landmark debate about the topic later on Monday.

This comes as shocking figures show Black women are over four times more likely than white women to die during or after pregnancy or childbirth in the UK.    

MPs will debate a petition relating to Black maternal healthcare and mortality.

Scheduled to take place at 6.15pm this evening, the session will be led by Petitions Committee Chair Catherine McKinnell MP.

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Source: The Independent, 19 April 2021