HC Deb 23 June 1994 vol 245 cc299-300W
Dr. Lynne Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what information she has on the number of still births that arise as a result of the condition known as obstetric cholestasis both in the United Kingdom and abroad.

Mr. Sackville

Between 1986 and 1992 there were no cases of stillbirths registered in England and Wales with obstetric cholestasis or intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy mentioned as a cause on the certificate.

Information relating to Scotland and Northern Ireland are matters for my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Scotland and my right hon. and Learned Friend the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.

The causes of stillbirths are not collected centrally by the World Health Organisation. Individual countries abroad will need to be consulted for information about stillbirths attributed to ICP.