Biography
Baroness Wyld has engaged substantially with maternity and neonatal care, drawing on her legislative work sponsoring the Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Act 2023 and her service on the Preterm Birth Committee to contribute to debates and support related statutory instruments. She has also raised dementia care, reflecting on personal experience of supporting relatives with the condition over two decades, and highlighted perinatal mental health access as a priority given its link to maternal mortality. Her engagement has primarily taken the form of debate speeches alongside committee work, demonstrating deep involvement in these interconnected health and social care areas.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“…I know, in your Lordships’ House—I too have experience of helping to care for relatives with dementia. The first time was over 20 years ago, and now our family joins many others in trying to navigate the challenge of a recent diagnosis.”
Record by topic
- Maternity & neonatal133rd of 4388.5
- Mental health599th of 8804.5
- Dementia211th of 2512.0
- Diabetes154th of 1902.0
What they’ve said
“…I know that this House will be grateful to him for sharing a painful story. I took the Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Act 2023 through your Lordships’ House. It was a real honour to do so.”
Employment Rights Bill · 2025-07-16 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…I was very grateful for the smooth way in which they delivered the regulations to implement the Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Bill, which I took through this House in 2023. It is in that spirit that I come to this debate.”
Preterm Birth Committee Report · 2025-06-06 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…It was a great privilege to sponsor the Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Bill in this House. I am most grateful to Minister Justin Madders in the other place for writing to let me know that these SIs would be introduced. The definition of neonatal care that the Government have arrived at is very good.”
Neonatal Care Leave and Miscellaneous Amendments Regulations 2025 · 2025-03-10 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…More widely, will she ensure that she pushes for the highest standards of maternity care for women, which, specifically relevant to this issue, must include postnatal pelvic floor rehabilitation? My noble friend’s report recommended the French model and access to specialist pelvic floor physiotherapy as soon as require…”
Vaginal Mesh Implants: Compensation · 2024-09-05 · Read on Hansard ↗
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