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New Green Maternity Report sets out priorities for sustainable, equitable care
A roadmap for sustainable maternity services
The Green Maternity Report has been published, setting out eight initial priorities and a series of evidence-based recommendations to support a more sustainable and equitable future for maternity care.
Building on the Green Maternity Challenge
Drawing on case studies from the Green Maternity Challenge 2025, as well as lived experience insights and carbon modelling, the report provides a unique evidence base for reducing the environmental impact of maternity services while addressing health inequalities.
This work is part of the wider project “Taking collective action to deliver low carbon, equitable maternity care”, delivered by the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare (CSH) in partnership with the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG), the Royal College of Midwives (RCM), and the Sustainable Healthcare Coalition (SHC), and sponsored by SBRI Healthcare.
What maternity care involves
Maternity care – sometimes called antenatal or pregnancy care – covers the broad range of clinical, medical and social interventions that support women and birthing people during pregnancy and childbirth. Through this year-long SBRI project, the maternity community has been working to:
- Map care pathways to identify carbon and health inequity hotspots
- Support maternity teams to design and deliver Quality Improvement (QI) projects addressing these hotspots
- Bring together professionals across disciplines to discuss how findings can shape the future of maternity care
Looking ahead
The publication of the Green Maternity Report marks an important step in this journey, highlighting practical, evidence-led actions that can help ensure maternity services are fit for the future – delivering high-quality care that is low carbon, equitable, and centred on patients and families.
