questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of women received a documented venous thromboembolism risk assessment postnatally in the most recent period for which data is available.
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: Postnatal Care: Thromboembolism