Sickle cell anaemia remains the UK’s fastest growing genetic condition, with nearly 300 babies born with it every year. Instead of seeing an increase in capacity for specialist treatment to meet this growing demand, we are now seeing the trial closure of the Sickle...
I welcome the Health and Social Care Select Committee’s vital report into Black Maternal Health, another important contribution to this emerging field of policy research. Black women remain three times more likely to die during pregnancy and childbirth. So I was...
I spoke in a Westminster Hall Debate about the case for decriminalising abortion. Women are being tried and investigated for ending their pregnancies under antiquated laws, including in cases of pregnancy loss. This approach serves no one well and highlights the...
On the 30th April 2025, I tabled the following Early Day Motion in recognition of Black Maternal Health Awareness Week 2025, noting the ongoing inequalities Black women face in UK maternity care and urging the government to take steps to address it: not least, a...
This year, Black Maternal Health Awareness Week fell on the 28th April – 2nd May. I led a Westminster Hall debate marking Black Maternal Health Awareness Week. I paid tribute to the campaigners whose work means we are having this debate and pushed the government...
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