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Data Provider: Welsh Government National Statistics Number of deliveries in Wales by delivery method and year (Archived - no longer updated)
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[Collapse]LHBWelsh Local Heath Board [Filtered]
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LHB 1[Filter]
Area Code[Filter]
Measure1
Year1 April to 31 March [Filter]
[Collapse]Delivery MethodCaesarean, Instrumental, Unassisted or Other [Filter]
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[Collapse]Delivery Method 1
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Delivery Method 2
Click here to sort2009-10Click here to sort2010-11Click here to sort2011-12Click here to sort2012-13Click here to sort2013-14Click here to sort2014-15
[Collapse]All delivery methods31,58332,64932,10231,50030,58830,164
All delivery methods[Collapse]All caesarean8,4158,4878,2418,6698,2397,942
All caesareanElective caesarean3,7213,5943,5203,6783,5733,402
Emergency caesarean4,6944,8934,7214,9914,6664,540
[Collapse]All instrumental3,7574,0914,0853,7503,7913,826
All instrumentalForceps cephalic1,9852,2242,2782,1182,2252,339
Vacuum1,7721,8671,8071,6321,5661,487
[Collapse]UnassistedUnassisted19,27619,94519,65618,96318,46918,296
[Collapse]Other deliveriesIncludes breech extraction, other breech, cephalic vaginal delivery with abnormal presentation of head, and caesarean hysterectomy.Other deliveriesIncludes breech extraction, other breech, cephalic vaginal delivery with abnormal presentation of head, and caesarean hysterectomy.13512612011889100

Metadata

Title

Deliveries by type in each LHB in Wales

Last update

16 December 2015 16 December 2015

Next update

December 2016

Publishing organisation

Welsh Government

Source 1

Maternity data, Patient Episode Database for Wales, NHS Wales Informatics Service (NWIS)

Contact email

stats.healthinfo@wales.gsi.gov.uk

Designation

National Statistics

Lowest level of geographical disaggregation

Local health boards

Geographical coverage

Wales

Languages covered

English and Welsh

Data licensing

You may use and re-use this data free of charge in any format or medium, under the terms of the Open Government License - see http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence

General description

Deliveries by type in each LHB in Wales

Data collection and calculation

Source: Patient Episode Database for Wales (PEDW)

Frequency of publication

Annual

Data reference periods

2009-10 to 2014-15

Users, uses and context

Please refer to statistical publication, see link in Weblinks.

Rounding applied

None

Statistical quality

Please refer to statistical publication, see link in Weblinks.

Name

Hlth0618