Is England making progress to improve maternity care?

Years of inquiries have exposed failings in maternity care in England that suggest problems are systemic. As the sector awaits Baroness Amos’s final report from a national investigation, this explainer reviews current outcomes, progress, and efforts to improve maternity and neonatal care. It finds a troubling picture, with maternal mortality rising, progress stalling on many metrics, and inequalities persisting. It suggests what might be needed to ensure better progress.

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