SAFE MOTHERHOOD CAMPAIGN

Early day motion 1859, tabled 21 March 2006 by Sally Keeble (Labour). Signed by 87 members.

That this House notes that 600,000 women die needlessly in childbirth every year, almost all of them in developing countries; supports the call to action by the World Health Organisation and Commonwealth Secretariat to improve maternity services worldwide; and calls on the UK Government to press for securely funded health systems worldwide with universal coverage of critical health interventions for women and girls, an end to financial barriers in accessing healthcare and respect for women's decisions in all matters relating to their health and well-being.

Signatures by party: Labour 61, Liberal Democrat 12, Conservative 8, DUP 2, Social Democratic and Labour Party 2, Scottish National Party 1, UUP 1.