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Data Provider: Welsh Government Mode of birth by ethnic group
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Measure[Filtered]
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Mode of Birth[Filter]
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Ethnic group 1
Click here to sortSpontaneous vaginal birthClick here to sortVentouseClick here to sortForcepsClick here to sortElective caesareanClick here to sortEmergency caesareanClick here to sortNot statedClick here to sortTotal deliveriesIncludes live and still births
[Collapse]All ethnic groups14,4245561,7594,4635,4942226,718
All ethnic groupsWhiteAny white background9,7394011,1263,0503,6121717,945
Mixed/MultipleWhite and Asian, white and black African, white and black Caribbean, any other mixed background20752254790367
AsianPakistani, Bangladeshi, Chinese, Indian, any other Asian background5092410615326501,057
BlackAfrican, Caribbean, any other black background281623811601552
Other18663361750361
Not stated3,5021144491,0641,30346,436

Metadata

Title

Mode of birth by ethnic group

Last update

July 2024 July 2024

Next update

July 2025 (provisional)

Publishing organisation

Welsh Government

Source 1

Maternity Indicators data set

Contact email

stats.healthinfo@gov.wales

Lowest level of geographical disaggregation

Local health boards

Geographical coverage

Local health boards

Languages covered

English and Welsh

Statistical quality

More detailed information on the sources of data and analyses in this statistical release are provided in the quality report: https://gov.wales/maternity-and-birth-statistics-quality-report

Keywords

mode of birth; mode of delivery; ethnic group

General description

Full details of every data item available on both the Maternity Indicators dataset and National Community Child Health Database are available through the NWIS Data Dictionary: http://www.datadictionary.wales.nhs.uk/#!WordDocuments/datasetstructure20.htm

From 1st April 2019 health service provision for residents of Bridgend local authority moved from Abertawe Bro Morgannwg to Cwm Taf. For more information see the joint statement from Cwm Taf and Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Boards (see weblinks). The health board names have changed with Cwm Taf University Health Board becoming Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board and Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board becoming Swansea Bay University Health Board.
Data for Abertawe Bro Morgannwg and Cwm Taf are available for previous years in this table by selecting the tick boxes in the Area drop-down box.

Frequency of publication

Annual

Data reference periods

2016-2023

Name

HLTH1239