Monthly maternity figures
Each month we publish our full maternity statistics.
Last month, our maternity service supported the birth of 537 babies.
Here's a breakdown of the key statistics:
Trust-wide birth overview
Total babies born: 481
Girls born: 230
Boys born: 251
Multiple pregnancies: 8
Busiest day: 3 March, with 23 babies born
Average birth weight: 7lb 5oz
Golden hour: 80% of babies spent time with their mother during the first two hours after birth
Place of birth
89% of babies were born at the location chosen by the birthing person
William Harvey Hospital (WHH):
Labour ward: 258 births
Midwifery-led unit (MLU): 9 births
Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital (QEQM):
Labour ward: 193 births
MLU: 12 births
Other locations:
3 births
4 home births
Transfers during labour:
38% transferred from MLU to labour ward
0% planned home births transferred to hospital
VBAC (Vaginal Birth After Caesarean): 21% were successful planned VBACs
Neonatal care
Neonatal admissions: 83 babies
Babies born preterm: 7%
Baby loss
In memory of: 1 babies
Loss before 24 weeks gestation: 0 baby
Loss after 24 weeks gestation: 1 babies
Feeding
First feed breast milk: 66%
Breastfed during care: 78%
Exclusively breastfed during care: 65%
Type of birth
Vaginal births: 45%
Caesarean births: 50%
Planned: 42%
Unplanned: 58%
Assisted births:
Forceps: 3%
Ventouse: 1%
Induction
Induced births: 160
Most common reason: Post term
Outcomes of induced births:
Vaginal births: 56%
Caesarean births: 38%
Forceps-assisted births: 6%
Pain relief
Entonox and pethidine: 0%
Epidural: 10%
Entonox only: 37%
Other methods: 18%
No pain relief: 15%
Entonox and epidural: 20%
Postpartum Blood Loss (PPH)
Total affected: 222 births
Minor PPH (500–999ml): 143
Moderate PPH (1000–2000ml): 71
Severe PPH (over 2000ml): 8