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IMPROVE HEALTHCARE FOR WOMEN We will develop and implement a WOMEN’S HEALTH PLAN aiming to improve services and reduce health inequalities for women and girls. It will establish a DIGNIFIED,
COMPASSIONATE MISCARRIAGE SERVICE tailored to the needs of women, taking forward the findings of the Lancet report and supporting the development of individualised care plans after a
woman’s first miscarriage. We will emulate New Zealand where families who experience miscarriage or stillbirth are entitled to 3 DAYS OF PAID LEAVE by delivering this within the public
sector, and call on the UK Government to make the necessary changes to employment law to make it available for everyone. The SNP will review midwifery and health visiting pathways for new
families and babies, and look at IMPROVING ACCESS TO PRACTICAL BREASTFEEDING SUPPORT, physical therapy advice and mental wellbeing support. We will ensure maternity departments have
dedicated facilities for women who are experiencing unexpected pregnancy complications, and REDUCE WAITING TIMES FOR DIAGNOSING ENDOMETRIOSIS. And we will work hard to IMPROVE ACCESS TO
SPECIALIST SERVICES for advice and support on the diagnosis and management of menopause – while launching a public health campaign to REMOVE STIGMA AND RAISE AWARENESS OF MENOPAUSE SYMPTOMS.