About the APPG on Baby Loss
Founded in February 2016, the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Baby Loss brings together MPs and Peers from across parties to work on this vital issue.
The APPG’s overall aims are to develop policy that supports families dealing with the grief of baby loss, and to prevent it happening in the first place. It aims to raise awareness of what more can be done by the government, Parliament or other agencies to help those affected, and reduce the risk of baby loss.
To find out more about the APPG:
- Contact us on appg.babyloss@sands.org.uk
- Join the mailing list to get updates on meetings and events
- Follow the APPG on Twitter or Bluesky
Sands provides the secretariat for the APPG on Baby Loss.
APPG on Baby Loss officers
Andy MacNae MP (Chair) Alison Bennett MP (Vice Chair)
Michelle Welsh MP (Vice Chair) Saqib Bhatti MP (Vice Chair)
You can find the full list of APPG on Baby Loss members below:
APPG on Baby Loss members
- Abtisam Mohamed MP
- Dr Adam Thompson MP
- Alice Madonald MP
- Amanda Hack MP
- Bambos Charalambous MP
- Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
- Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP
- Bobby Dean MP
- Dave Robertson MP
- Freddie van Mierlo MP
- Helen Morgan MP
- Kate Osamor MP
- Kirsty Blackman MP
- Martin Vickers MP
- Mary Kelly Foy MP
- Maya Ellis MP
- Munira Wilson MP
- Olivia Blake MP
- Peter Lamb MP
- Peter Prinsley MP
- Rachael Maskell MP
- Sarah Gibson MP
- Sarah Hall MP
- Sharon Hodgson MP
- Sir John Hayes MP
- Steve Yemm MP
- Tessa Munt MP
- Tom Collins MP
- Tom Morrison MP
- Vikki Slade MP
Upcoming meetings
Meetings dates in 2026 to be confirmed.
APPG on Baby Loss minutes
You can find the minutes of recent APPG on Baby Loss meetings below:
Please contact us for the minutes of previous meetings.
Previous APPG activity:
National Bereavement Care Pathway
Following the Baby Loss Awareness Week debate and the joint APPG on Baby Loss and APPG on Maternity meeting on the importance of good bereavement care in October 2025, the National Bereavement Care Pathway (NBCP) for pregnancy and baby loss was included in the NHS Medium Term Planning Framework.
All Integrated Care Boards are now expected to take immediate action to improve bereavement care following a stillbirth or neonatal death, by implementing the best practice guidance outlined in the NBCP. This marks a significant step forward in ensuring that all parents and families receive high-quality bereavement care following the loss of a baby.
The APPG looks forward to working with the Department of Health and Social Care to ensure that all of the standards are fully embedded and that all families receive high quality bereavement care.
Baby Loss Awareness Week debate 2025
The annual baby loss debate saw forty MPs stay in the House of Commons until past midnight, sharing their own and their constituents' experiences of baby loss. Jointly secured by the APPGs on Baby Loss, Maternity and Patient Safety, the debate was attended and responded to by The Rt Hon Wes Streeting MP, the first time a Health Secretary has done so.
The Prime Minister acknowledged the importance of the debate at PMQs the following week and thanked speakers for sharing their 'their powerful and moving stories'.
The APPG on Baby Loss was proud to be joined in Westminster by a group of bereaved parents who watched the debate from the gallery.
APPGs on Baby Loss and Maternity - Safe Staffing report
Both the Health and Social Care Select Committee and the Ockenden Review recommended that the Government takes urgent action to increase the maternity workforce in order to deliver safer maternity care.
For the 2022 Safe Staffing campaign, the APPG on Baby Loss and the APPG on Maternity joined forces to push for urgent action on the maternity staffing crisis. In October 2022, the APPGs published their joint report ‘Safe staffing: The impact of staffing shortages in maternity and neonatal care’.
The report is a culmination of over 100 submissions to an open call for evidence to help better understand the experience of those directly impacted by maternity staff levels. The findings paint a bleak picture of a service that is at breaking point and staff that are overworked, burnt out and stressed.
In November 2022, the Chancellor's autumn statement included specific maternity commitments - these include the Government publishing a comprehensive NHS workforce plan, including "independently verified workforce forecasts", and recruiting 2,000 more midwives in line with the Ockenden's Review of maternity services.
The APPGs were pleased to see acknowledgement of the report's recommendations as well as commitments to ensure that staffing levels in maternity services are safer. The groups and their members look forward to working with the Government to ensure that these are implemented rapidly so that mothers, babies and bereaved families get the safe care that they deserve.
Disclaimer
This is not an official website of Parliament. It has not been approved by either House. APPGs are informal groups of Parliamentarians with a common interest in particular issues. The views expressed are those of the group.
APPG registration can be found here.