Monthly maternity figures
Each month we publish our full maternity statistics.
Trust-wide birth overview
Total babies born: 511
Girls born: 232
Boys born: 279
Multiple pregnancies: 9
Busiest day: 8 September, with 26 births
Birth weight range: Lightest 280g, Heaviest 5,690g
Place of birth
91% of babies were born at the location chosen by the birthing person
William Harvey Hospital (WHH)
278 births
Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital (QEQM)
221 births
Midwifery-Led Units (MLU)
WHH MLU: 1 births
QEQM MLU: 3 births
Home births
6 births
Transfers during labour
50% transferred from MLU to labour ward
25% of planned home births transferred to hospital during labour
17% successful planned VBACs
Neonatal care
Neonatal admissions: 86 babies
Babies born preterm (<37 weeks): 8%
Baby loss
Always remembering families who have experienced baby loss.
Type of birth
Vaginal births: 199
Caesarean births: 258
Assisted births: 44
Caesarean births
Planned: 48%
Unplanned: 52%
Induction
Women and birthing people induced: 145
Most common reason: Reduced fetal movements
Outcomes of induced births
Vaginal births: 75 (52%)
Caesarean births: 49 (34%)
Forceps-assisted births: 18 (12%)
Ventouse-assisted births: 3 (2%)
Pain relief
Entonox only: 41%
Entonox and epidural: 15%
Other methods: 19%
Epidural: 11%
No pain relief: 14%
Entonox and pethidine: 0%
Postpartum Blood Loss (PPH)
Total affected: 221 births
Minor PPH (500 to 999ml): 173
Moderate PPH (1,000 to 2,000ml): 45
Severe PPH (>2,000ml): 3
Trust-wide birth overview
Total babies born: 517
Girls born: 236
Boys born: 281
Multiple pregnancies: 11
Busiest day: 20 July, with 27 births
Birth weight range: Lightest 362g, Heaviest 4,680g
Place of birth
89% of babies were born at the location chosen by the birthing person
William Harvey Hospital (WHH)
265 births
Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital (QEQM)
228 births
Midwifery-Led Units (MLU)
WHH MLU: 5 births
QEQM MLU: 11 births
Home births
7 births
Transfers during labour
41% transferred from MLU to labour ward
17% of planned home births transferred to hospital during labour
32% successful planned VBACs
Neonatal care
Neonatal admissions: 80 babies
Babies born preterm (<37 weeks): 6%
Baby loss
Always remembering families who have experienced baby loss.
Type of birth
Vaginal births: 238
Caesarean births: 223
Assisted births: 43
Caesarean births
Planned: 44%
Unplanned: 56%
Induction
Women and birthing people induced: 141
Most common reason: Reduced fetal movements
Outcomes of induced births
Vaginal births: 70 (50%)
Caesarean births: 50 (35%)
Forceps-assisted births: 16 (11%)
Ventouse-assisted births: 5 (4%)
Pain relief
Entonox only: 30%
Entonox and epidural: 22%
Other methods: 22%
Epidural: 14%
No pain relief: 12%
Entonox and pethidine: 1%
Postpartum Blood Loss (PPH)
Total affected: 196 births
Minor PPH (500 to 999ml): 134
Moderate PPH (1,000 to 2,000ml): 55
Severe PPH (>2,000ml): 7