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Antenatal Care

Asked by Kirith EntwistleLabourDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 19 May 2025UIN 51580

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many pregnant women were accompanied by (a) the child's father and (b) their partner during (i) antenatal booking-in appointments and (ii) antenatal scans in the most recent 12 month period for

Answered by Karin Smyth

The Department does not hold information on how many pregnant women were accompanied by the child's father and their partner during antenatal booking-in appointments and antenatal scans.

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