What's New

1 August 2008	Healthcare Commission's Maternity Services Review of English NHS Trusts.
1 August 2008	Latest Welsh maternity statistics (2007).
25 January 2008	Healthcare Commission's Maternity Services Performance Score for English NHS Trusts.
13 December 2007	Home Birth Rates for all UK Local Authorities.
27 November 2007	Healthcare Commission Survey of what women thought of the maternity care they received.
26 June 2007	Latest English maternity statistics.
21 May 2007	Latest Welsh maternity statistics (2006).
3 April 2007	New policy document published setting out the Government's commitment to offer choice in the maternity services in England.
12 December 2006	Home Birth Rates for all UK Local Authorities.
16 August 2006	Latest Scottish maternity statistics (2005).
26 May 2006	Latest English maternity statistics.
5 April 2005	Home Birth Rates for all UK Local Authorities.
23 January 2006	Sandra Gidley's Early Day Motion in Parliament calling for more support for birth centres
6 October 2005	New maternity unit locator.
24 July 2005	Latest Scottish maternity statistics (2004).
24 July 2005	Scottish breastfeeding rates (2004).
19 May 2005	Latest Welsh maternity statistics (2004).
31 March 2005	Latest English maternity statistics (2004).
23 November 2004	Accurate Home Birth Rates for all UK Local Authorities.
25 June 2004	Latest Welsh maternity statistics (2003).
1 June 2004	Graphs and tables of maternity statistics, some going back to the 1830s.
10 May 2004	Scottish breastfeeding rates (2003).
29 April 2004	Latest Scottish maternity statistics (2003).
31 March 2004	Latest English maternity statistics (2003).
2 December 2003	Welsh caesarean rates (2002)
14 July 2003	English normal birth rates (2002)
26 June 2003	Northern Irish Caesarean rates.
26 June 2003	Scottish VBAC rates.
1 June 2003	Latest Scottish maternity statistics (including normal birth rate) for 2002.
1 June 2003	Scottish breastfeeding rates (2002).
16 May 2003	Latest English maternity statistics (2002).
	Updated Informed Choice leaflets including five new titles.
18 March 2003	Notes on the Health Committee Maternity Services Sub-committee Inquiry Into Provision of Maternity Services.
14 March 2003	Latest Welsh maternity statistics (2001).
5 Dec 2002	Midwife Jilly Rosser writes about how to help yourself have a straightforward birth.
11 November 2002	Baby Friendly information updated.
14 July 2002	Julia Drown MP, Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Maternity, writes on the recent good practice awards presented to maternity units.
2 July 2002	BirthChoiceUK Normal Birth Rates for maternity units (2001).
29 June 2002	In advance of the publication on 2 July 2002 of the BirthChoiceUK Normal Birth Rates for maternity units (2001), we present information on Normal Birth. This is part of the BirthChoiceUK Professional site.
20 June 2002	BirthChoiceUK fliers and posters can now be downloaded from the BirthChoiceUK Professional site.
20 June 2002	BirthChoiceUK Professional is a new section of the BirthChoiceUK website for those working with women making maternity choices. This part of the site may not be of direct interest to pregnant women themselves.
8 May 2002	MIDIRS Informed Choice leaflets available on the Web (information to help women make choices for pregnancy and childbirth).
30 April 2002	Latest English maternity statistics (2001).
30 April 2002	Latest Scottish maternity statistics (2001).
30 April 2002	Scottish breastfeeding rates (2000).
30 April 2002	Articles written by Guest writers:
30 April 2002	Maternity Statistician Alison Macfarlane writes about using maternity statistics.
30 April 2002	Mary Newburn, Head of Policy Research for the National Childbirth Trust introduces the new NCT Birth Policy.
30 April 2002	The author and social anthropologist Sheila Kitzinger writes on "Beyond Choice."

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