Midwives today pleaded with ministers to set targets to end the appalling disparity of black women being almost four times more likely to die during childbirth.
Janet Fyle MBE, professional policy advisor at the Royal College of Midwives (RCM), said the Government needed to take the issue by the “bullhorns” after a report last week found it was taking “insufficient” action.
She said: “What is making them scared to take this issue by the bullhorns and really try to understand why more black women are dying during childbirth?
