questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure healthcare professionals understand the risks of venous thromboembolism in pregnancy and the puerperium, including failures to diagnose, prevent and assess risk.
answerText: We recognise the importance of tackling blood clots in pregnancy, also referred to as venous thromboembolism (VTE), as the leading cause of maternal death in England. The rate of maternal deaths from thrombosis and thromboembolism rose substantially betwe...
heading: Pregnancy: Thromboembolism