Call for Evidence - House of Lords Preterm Birth Committee.

News - 4 March 2024

The House of Lords Preterm Birth Committee has published its call for evidence. The Committee is inviting individuals and organisations to share their views on a series of topics related to its inquiry.

The House of Lords Preterm Birth Committee are keen to hear from health professionals, academics, charities and other organisations, and those with lived experience, and would be grateful if you would consider submitting a response. 

The Committee is interested to hear about topics including:

• Treatments and interventions that can assist in the prediction and prevention of preterm birth
• Neonatal and longer-term care and support for babies born preterm
• Existing clinical guidance relating to preterm birth, and how this is implemented
• The ethnic and socioeconomic inequalities seen in relation to preterm birth, and how these could be reduced
• Priority areas for research to prevent preterm birth and improve care for mothers and babies.

Further details can be found here: https://committees.parliament.uk/call-for-evidence/3346/

The deadline for submissions is 5pm on Wednesday 27 March.

The Committee is currently also gathering evidence through a programme of public evidence sessions. These are all available to view online at: https://www.parliamentlive.tv/Lords 

You can follow the progress of the Committee’s inquiry via its website: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/701/preterm-birth-committee/ or by following the Committee on X @HLPretermBirth

If you have any queries about the Committee’s work, contact: hlpretermbirth@parliament.uk
 

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