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<p>The Office for National Statistics (ONS) report annual statistics on perinatal
mortality. The latest release of these data show that in England and Wales, the perinatal
mortality rate in 2016 was 6.6 deaths per 1,000 births. This is similar to 2015 when
there was a rate of 6.5 deaths per 1,000 births. There has been a general decline
in national perinatal mortality rates in recent years; for example, the rate in 2010
was 7.4 deaths per 1,000 births. Data specifically for Slough have only recently begun
to be published by the ONS. Therefore, it is not possible to make an assessment of
the trends in perinatal mortality in the Slough constituency at this stage. However,
in 2016 there were 29 perinatal deaths recorded in Slough representing a perinatal
mortality rate of 11 deaths per 1,000 births.</p><p>The Government remain committed
to the national ambition to halve the 2010 rates of stillbirths, neonatal and maternal
deaths and brain injuries that occur during or soon after birth by 2025 and to achieve
at least a 20% reduction in these rates by 2020. Further information about the measures
in place to achieve the ambition can be found in the NHS Long Term Plan at the following
link:</p><p><a href="https://www.longtermplan.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/nhs-long-term-plan.pdf"
target="_blank">https://www.longtermplan.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/nhs-long-term-plan.pdf</a></p>
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