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Data Provider: Welsh Government Mode of birth by health board providing the service
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[Collapse]Number[Collapse]PercentageThe percentages are of the total records less records with a ‘not stated’ value.
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[Collapse]Wales31,8291,2664,0058,15410,2355655,545114.74.614.429.436.90.2.The data item is not applicable
WalesBetsi Cadwaladr6,6864597281,5442,217911,643114.97.912.526.638.10.2.The data item is not applicable
Powys46500000465200.00.00.00.00.00.0.The data item is not applicable
Hywel Dda3,2512863328581,10715,835111.49.811.429.438.00.0.The data item is not applicable
Swansea Bay3,732885581,0661,45106,895108.22.516.231.042.10.0.The data item is not applicable
Cwm Taf Morgannwg5,7311504951,5961,33039,305123.33.210.734.328.60.1.The data item is not applicable
Aneurin Bevan6,0701167131,5382,2344310,714113.82.213.428.841.90.8.The data item is not applicable
Cardiff & Vale5,8941671,1791,5521,896010,688110.23.122.029.135.60.0.The data item is not applicable

Metadata

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

2016-2022

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

Title

Mode of birth by health board providing the service

Last update

July 2023 July 2023

Next update

June 2024 (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

Keywords

mode of birth; mode of delivery