To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that NHS trusts have adequate nursing and midwifery staff to provide safe patient care.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that NHS trusts have adequate nursing and midwifery staff to provide safe patient care.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she has had discussions with healthcare trade unions on strengthening safe staffing policy for nursing and midwifery services in England.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she has had discussions with healthcare trade unions on strengthening safe staffing policy for nursing and midwifery services in England.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the NHS Learning Support Fund for parents undertaking postgraduate midwifery courses.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the NHS Learning Support Fund for parents undertaking postgraduate midwifery courses.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many additional midwives have been recruited since July 2024; and how many further midwives the Government expects to recruit during the remainder of this Parliament.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many additional midwives have been recruited since July 2024; and how many further midwives the Government expects to recruit during the remainder of this Parliament.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to ensure adequate numbers of jobs for Midwifery graduates.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to ensure adequate numbers of jobs for Midwifery graduates.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what training and guidance her Department provides to (a) GPs, (b) midwives and (c) other maternity professionals on postnatal pelvic health and supporting women to return safely to physical activity.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what training and guidance her Department provides to (a) GPs, (b) midwives and (c) other maternity professionals on postnatal pelvic health and supporting women to return safely to physical activity.

Motion, That this House has considered Baby Loss Awareness Week. Agreed to on question.

Motion, That this House has considered Baby Loss Awareness Week. Agreed to on question.

I beg to move,

That this House has considered Baby Loss Awareness Week.

It is a privilege to open this debate again during Baby Loss Awareness Week. I want to start by recognising the bereaved parents participating in the debate today, whether by watching at home, having shared their story with their...

I beg to move,

That this House has considered Baby Loss Awareness Week.

It is a privilege to open this debate again during Baby Loss Awareness Week. I want to start by recognising the bereaved parents participating in the debate today, whether by watching at home, having shared their story with their...

I thank my hon. Friend for his eloquent and moving speech, with lots of practical proposals. On maternity service failures, in April 2021, my constituents Phoebe and Jim Brooks tragically lost their much-wanted and loved son Jasper at Darent Valley hospital a few hours after he was born. The coroner’s...

I thank my hon. Friend for his eloquent and moving speech, with lots of practical proposals. On maternity service failures, in April 2021, my constituents Phoebe and Jim Brooks tragically lost their much-wanted and loved son Jasper at Darent Valley hospital a few hours after he was born. The coroner’s...

Unfortunately, the tragic case my hon. Friend describes is just too common, as is reflected in so many accounts I have heard from families at our all-party group. Yet again, it just adds to the weight of evidence showing that we need urgent and immediate action. We cannot wait. We...

Unfortunately, the tragic case my hon. Friend describes is just too common, as is reflected in so many accounts I have heard from families at our all-party group. Yet again, it just adds to the weight of evidence showing that we need urgent and immediate action. We cannot wait. We...

My hon. Friend has brought forward an incredibly important debate, which will allow many such stories, like the one we have just heard, to be shared. I want to share the story of my constituents whose son Jesse died in their arms just six days after he was born. His...

My hon. Friend has brought forward an incredibly important debate, which will allow many such stories, like the one we have just heard, to be shared. I want to share the story of my constituents whose son Jesse died in their arms just six days after he was born. His...

I pay tribute to those parents, and to so many parents who have launched campaigns in their children’s names. I hope and believe that that particular measure will be considered alongside many other methods and actions that could prevent the tragedies we see all too often. I thank my hon....

I pay tribute to those parents, and to so many parents who have launched campaigns in their children’s names. I hope and believe that that particular measure will be considered alongside many other methods and actions that could prevent the tragedies we see all too often. I thank my hon....

I thank the hon. Member for generously giving way. As he rightly says, the system is currently failing so many mothers, babies and families, and there is often a lack of care, support and compassion. Last year, my constituent Rachel suffered two devastating miscarriages, and she mentioned the insensitivity towards...

I thank the hon. Member for generously giving way. As he rightly says, the system is currently failing so many mothers, babies and families, and there is often a lack of care, support and compassion. Last year, my constituent Rachel suffered two devastating miscarriages, and she mentioned the insensitivity towards...

I agree wholeheartedly, and as the hon. Member will see, I will focus on that significantly later in my speech.

On miscarriage data, Scotland is expecting to begin routine data collection on miscarriage from this year. England should match that ambition. Linked to that, we also need to address anomalies in...

I agree wholeheartedly, and as the hon. Member will see, I will focus on that significantly later in my speech.

On miscarriage data, Scotland is expecting to begin routine data collection on miscarriage from this year. England should match that ambition. Linked to that, we also need to address anomalies in...

I was hoping the hon. Member would mention this point. When there is a tragedy, a loss, a heart aching and a family grieving a child they have lost, that really hurts. Does he, and ultimately the Government, feel that there should be access to a person of faith—perhaps a...

I was hoping the hon. Member would mention this point. When there is a tragedy, a loss, a heart aching and a family grieving a child they have lost, that really hurts. Does he, and ultimately the Government, feel that there should be access to a person of faith—perhaps a...

I think this connects to the issue of personalised care. When it comes to bereavement support, it is the care and support that works for that individual. I will talk later about personalised care plans and personalised support plans during bereavement, but it is about reflecting on what the individual...

I think this connects to the issue of personalised care. When it comes to bereavement support, it is the care and support that works for that individual. I will talk later about personalised care plans and personalised support plans during bereavement, but it is about reflecting on what the individual...

My hon. Friend is making a very powerful speech. Does he agree that charitable organisations such as Sands—we have Suffolk Sands in my constituency and today the red pillar boxes throughout Bury St Edmunds are covered in crocheted hats that have come from Sands—and the peer group support they are...

My hon. Friend is making a very powerful speech. Does he agree that charitable organisations such as Sands—we have Suffolk Sands in my constituency and today the red pillar boxes throughout Bury St Edmunds are covered in crocheted hats that have come from Sands—and the peer group support they are...

I join my hon. Friend in paying tribute to Sands—indeed, we are joined today by staff from Sands in the Gallery. There are so many charities, such as Tommy’s and others, that are vital. It is a fact that so many parents rely on voluntary services and voluntary support to...

I join my hon. Friend in paying tribute to Sands—indeed, we are joined today by staff from Sands in the Gallery. There are so many charities, such as Tommy’s and others, that are vital. It is a fact that so many parents rely on voluntary services and voluntary support to...

I am here to represent the views of my constituents John and Holly Osman. Holly and John lost two babies and have had a catastrophic history, but that has driven Holly to work in this area. She asked me to point out that the NHS maternity survey says that 18%...

I am here to represent the views of my constituents John and Holly Osman. Holly and John lost two babies and have had a catastrophic history, but that has driven Holly to work in this area. She asked me to point out that the NHS maternity survey says that 18%...