Basic Maternity Statistics For The London Region (2006)

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Maternity Unit		Births per Year	Induction Rate	Caesarean Rate	Instrumental Delivery	Normal Birth Rate
England		593446	20.2%	23.5%	11.1%	46.7%
Barkantine Birth Centre		500
Barnet General Hospital		3159	13.7%	22%	9%	59.3%
Central Middlesex Hospital		100
Chase Farm Hospital, Enfield		2833	16.8%	26.3%	7.6%	51.2%
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital		4270		32%	14.2%
Ealing Hospital, Southall		2854		27.4%		52.8%
Edgware Birth Centre		364
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Hospital		3317	18%	29.4%
Epsom General Hospital, St Helier Hospital, Carshalton(1)		1829	16.3%	27.8%
Hillingdon Hospital, Uxbridge		3546	19.4%	23.3%	12.3%	48.2%
Homerton Hospital		4674	15.7%	23.5%	9.8%	54.5%
Hospital of St John and St Elizabeth (Private)		500
King George Hospital, Ilford		4495	17.8%	20.6%	7.2%	49.6%
Kings College Hospital, London		4441		25.8%
Kingston Hospital		4791	19.9%	27.5%	13.6%	38.1%
Mayday Hospital, Croydon		4295	14.1%	24.4%
Newham Hospital		4757	20.3%	27.9%	5.6%	52.8%
North Middlesex Hospital		3367	11.3%	22.5%	7.7%	58.3%
Northwick Park Hospital, Harrow		4652	16.5%	28.9%	10.1%	47.2%
Princess Royal University Hospital, Orpington		3378		28.8%
Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital		4931	19.3%	33.8%	12.9%	31.5%
Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woolwich		3756	18%	20.7%	10.3%	49.6%
Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup		2823	19.8%	27.9%	13.3%	46.7%
Queen's Hospital, Romford
Royal Free Hospital. Hampstead		3347	7.2%	28%	10.1%	41.4%
Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel		4015	14.3%	24.2%	9.4%	51.5%
St Georges Hospital, Tooting		4409	12.1%	23.4%	11.3%	47.3%
St Helier Hospital, Carshalton, Epsom General Hospital(2)		2810	16.3%	27.8%
St Mary's Hospital, Paddington		4422	16.7%	31%	14%	31.1%
St Peter's Hospital, Chertsey		3698	20%	25.6%	15.3%	40.6%
St Thomas' Hospital		5905	22.1%	27.8%	13.1%	44.8%
The Birth Centre, Tooting (Private)		200
The Portland Hospital (Private)		4800
University Hospital, Lewisham		3548		28.4%
West Middlesex University Hospital, Isleworth		3294		22.4%
Whipps Cross Hospital, Leytonstone		4465	16.9%	28.2%	7.3%	50.4%
Whittington Hospital, Highgate		3217	19.1%	25.3%	14.2%	45.8%

1) Data combined with St Helier Hospital, Carshalton.

2) Data combined with Epsom General Hospital.

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CU = Consultant Unit, MLU = Midwife Led Unit, GPU = GP Unit

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