Health and Social Care Committee

Meeting Venue:	Committee Room 1 - Senedd
Meeting date:	Thursday, 28 June 2012
Meeting time:	09:00 - 15:25
This meeting can be viewed on Senedd TV at: http://www.senedd.tv/archiveplayer.jsf?v=en_200000_28_06_2012&t=0&l=en http://www.senedd.tv/archiveplayer.jsf?v=en_200002_28_06_2012&t=0&l=en
Concise Minutes:
Assembly Members:		Mark Drakeford (Chair) Mick Antoniw Rebecca Evans Vaughan Gething William Graham Elin Jones Darren Millar Lynne Neagle Lindsay Whittle Kirsty Williams
Witnesses:		Mr Phil Banfield, BMA Wales Mr Bryan Beattie, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Julia Chandler, Royal College of Midwives Elizabeth Duff, National Childbirth Trust Polly Ferguson, Welsh Government Professor Jason Gardosi, West Midlands Perinatal Institute Fiona Giraud, Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board Shirley Gittoes, Sands Dr Alexander Heazell, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre Angela Hopkins, Cwm Taf Health Board Dr Siobhan Jones, Public Health Wales Isobel Martin, Holly Martin Stillbirth Research Fund Dr Shantini Paranjothy, All Wales Perinatal Survey Dr Heather Payne, Welsh Government Janet Scott, Sands Prof Gordon Smith, International Stillbirth Alliance Dr Mark Temple, BMA Wales Marilyn Wills, National Childbirth Trust Dr Jean White, Welsh Government
Committee Staff:		Llinos Dafydd (Clerk) Mike Lewis (Deputy Clerk) Victoria Paris (Researcher)

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1. Introductions, apologies and substitutions

1.1 Apologies were received from Darren Millar.

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2. One-day inquiry into still births in Wales - Oral evidence

2.1 The witnesses responded to questions from members of the Committee on stillbirths in Wales.

2.2 Siobhan Jones agreed to provide examples of Public Health Wales engagement with ethnic minority communities on the issue of stillbirths.

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3. Papers to note

3.1 The Committee noted the minutes of the meeting held on 14 June.

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4. Motion under Standing Order 17.42(vi) to resolve to exclude the public from the meeting for item 5 and for the meeting on 4 July for item 1

4.1 The Committee agreed the motion.

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5. One-day inquiry into still births in Wales - Consideration of evidence

5.1 The Committee discussed the evidence it had received on stillbirths in Wales.

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Transcript

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