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At the Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy on perinatal care standards

24.09.2025

The 4th meeting of the team responsible for developing solutions to support parents experiencing pregnancy loss and the death of a child shortly after birth was held at the Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy on 24 September 2025. It was devoted to perinatal care standards. The meeting was attended by the Minister, Agnieszka Dziemianowicz-Bąk, and the Deputy Minister, Aleksandra Gajewska.

At the Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy on perinatal care standards

The next step after legal changes 

On 6 August this year, two regulations came into force simplifying the procedures for granting shortened maternity leave and funeral allowances for women after the loss of a pregnancy – regardless of its duration and without the need to determine the sex of the child.  The change to this heartless law was one of the reasons for the creation of our team. It is a change that came about thanks to your initiative and impetus, for which I am very grateful,

– emphasised the Minister Agnieszka Dziemianowicz-Bąk when opening the meeting. 

Standards of care and the perspective for patients 

The team continues its work, and its last meeting was devoted to standards of perinatal care – both the experiences of patients and the changes planned by the Ministry of Health in the care of women in special situations. 

Presentations in this area were given by: 

  • Dagmara Korbasińska-Chwedczuk, Director of the Department of Health Equality at the Ministry of Health – Organisational standard of perinatal care – planned changes in the care of women in special situations; 
  • Anna Stalmach-Młynarska, Director of the Department of Investigative Proceedings at the Office of the Patient Ombudsman – Perinatal care in reports submitted to the Patient Ombudsman. The patients' perspective. 

The presentations were followed by a discussion with representatives of ministries, public institutions and NGOs. 

Working together for parents 

Representatives from the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of the Interior and Administration, the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of National Education, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and other ministries, as well as the Office of the Children's Ombudsman, the Ombudsman, the Patient Ombudsman, the Social Insurance Institution and NGOs dealing with the issue of supporting people facing pregnancy loss or the death of a child were invited to join the team. 

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