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Dept of Health

Answer

Mrs. Iris Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) normal vaginal, (b) Caesarean section and (c) other deliveries there were in each of the last 10 years. [173828] Dr. Ladyman: The numbers and percentages of national health service hospital deliveries that were normal vaginal, by caesarean section and by other methods for each of the last 10 years are shown in the tables. 1. Vaginal deliveries without use of instruments1, NHS hospitals, England, 1993-94 to 2002-03 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Estimated number of vaginal deliveries Percentage of deliveries that were vaginal 2002-03 368,300 67.2 2001-02 361,900 66.8 2000-01 368,600 67.1 1999-2000 383,200 67.8 1998-99 400,700 69.4 1997-98 413,600 70.7 1996-97 430,400 72.4 1995-96 432,600 73.0 1994-95 444,200 73.5 1993-94 462,000 74.5 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 Includes deliveries that were spontaneous vertex, spontaneous other, breech deliveries without instrument. These figures can also be found in table 3 of NHS Maternity Statistics, England: 2002-03, which can be found at www.publications.doh.gov.uk/public/sb0410.htm. A copy of the bulletin is available in the Library. 2. Caesarean deliveries, NHS hospitals, England, 1993-94 to 2002-03 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Estimated numbers of caesarean deliveries Percentage of deliveries that were by caesarean 2002-03 120,600 22.0 2001-02 119,100 22.0 2000-01 118,100 21.5 1999-2000 116,200 20.6 1998-99 110,300 19.1 1997-98 106,500 18.2 1996-97 101,100 17.0 1995-96 96,600 16.3 1994-95 93,700 15.5 1993-94 93,000 15.0 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 3. Instrumental deliveries1, NHS hospitals, England, 1993-94 to 2002-03 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Estimated number of instrumental Percentage of deliveries that were deliveries instrumental 2002-03 59,100 10.8 2001-02 60,700 11.2 2000-01 62,900 11.4 1999-2000 65,900 11.7 1998-99 66,500 11.5 1997-98 64,400 11.0 1996-97 64,200 10.8 1995-96 64,000 10.8 1994-95 66,500 11.0 1993-94 65,700 10.6 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 Includes deliveries by forceps and ventouse, breech deliveries with instrument and other methods of delivery.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

173828; 422 c159-60W

Session

2003-04

Subjects

Childbirth Birth rate Caesarean sections

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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