questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help improve awareness of the signs and symptoms of venous thromboembolism among (a) pregnant and postnatal women and (b) clinicians.
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