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Standards for Maternity Care

Published: 11 December 2025

The Maternity Service Standards Framework provides practical guidance to support commissioners and service providers to deliver safer, more equitable and compassionate maternity care across the UK. The Framework sets clear standards linked to many the improvement areas identified by previous maternity investigations. 

This page was last reviewed 11 December 2025.

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