
Statement in response to the Westminster Hall debate, Black Maternal Health Awareness Week 2025
On Tuesday 29 April, Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP secured a Westminster Hall debate on Black Maternal Health Awareness Week.
Comment and analysis on key issues on ethnic health inequalities in health and social care.
On Tuesday 29 April, Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP secured a Westminster Hall debate on Black Maternal Health Awareness Week.
The NHS Race and Health Observatory has commissioned further work into neonatal screening assessments which effectively identify jaundice in Black, Asian and ethnic minority babies.
In January 2024, the NHS Race and Health Observatory launched a landmark pilot Learning and Action Network (LAN) to address stark disparities in maternal, perinatal and neonatal health outcomes.
Responding to the Birth Trauma Inquiry report, Professor Habib Naqvi, chief executive, NHS Race and Health Observatory, said:
Statement - Independent Review of Maternity Services, Nottingham University Hospitals