We assessed commitments from the Government to increase funding for maternity and neonatal services in England, highlighting how these remain significantly below the level needed to support transformative improvements in these services.
This is the second Saving Babies’ Lives Progress report published by the Joint Policy Unit. The report summarises the latest data and shares updates on the work that we have delivered over the past year.
Ahead of the 2024 general election, joint with Sands and Tommy’s, we set out what we believe the next government must do to deliver safer maternity and neonatal services, so that fewer babies die and inequalities in loss are eliminated.
The safety and quality of maternity and neonatal services are the responsibility of the board in each NHS Trust. However, board oversight has been highlighted as an issue in successive inquiries and reviews.
Our inaugural progress report brought together data from different public sources for the first time to show the extent of pregnancy and baby deaths across the UK, and explore the systemic issues facing the health system that need to be addressed to make progress.
