Health minister Lesley Griffiths is to reveal her thoughts on how care for mothers and babies should be improved.
She will be discussing her ideas of how to ensure all
women and their families get safe, high quality treatment, dignity and
respect.
The plans are due after Ms Griffiths warned health boards they could not let services ‘drift’ by failing to make changes.
She is due to give details of her plans during a visit to the midwife-led unit at the
University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff.
She said: ‘Our maternity service is already one we can be proud of, but there are improvements to be made.
‘My vision is a service that promotes pregnancy and
childbirth as an event of social and emotional significance where women
and their families are treated with dignity and respect.’
Ms Griffiths added that safety, quality, recruitment and cost will be ‘at the heart’ of any changes.
Local health boards are responsible for determining how services are organised at a local level.
The minister said she expects them to be open and work with communities in order to implement any planned changes.
