Tinuke Awe and Clo Abe from fivexmore say more needs to be done.
The ONS has released the latest figures for stillbirths in England and Wales as campaigners say more must be done has released its latest findings on stillbirth rates in England and Wales, and there are some sobering statistics.
'It is unacceptable that babies and mothers should be more at risk of dying because of their ethnicity, income or where they live,' said Clea Harmer Sands' Chief Executive. Clo added that more needs to be done to find out exactly why black mums are more likely to have a stillbirth than white women. 'The government needs to look at each of these things in order to rule them out', she added, 'and find out why stillbirths are more likely within the black community.In September 2021, NHS England promised to improve health outcomes for mothers and babies from black, Asian and mixed ethnic groups, but as these figures show, there is still more to be done.
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