Basic Maternity Statistics For The Hertfordshire Region (2010)

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Maternity Unit
Approx. Births/Year
Induction Rate
Caesarean Rate
Instrumental Delivery
Normal Birth Rate

England

652377

20.8%

24.8%

12.4%

%

Lister Hospital, Stevenage, Queen Elizabeth II Hospital, Welwyn⁽¹⁾

2700

22.1%

27.8%

11.1%

Queen Elizabeth II Hospital, Welwyn, Lister Hospital, Stevenage⁽²⁾

3000

22.1%

27.8%

11.1%

Watford General Hospital

5600

18.4%

27.5%

15.9%

1) Data combined with Queen Elizabeth II Hospital, Welwyn.

2) Data combined with Lister Hospital, Stevenage.

Maternity Unit	Approx. Births/Year	Induction Rate	Caesarean Rate	Instrumental Delivery	Normal Birth Rate
England	652377	20.8%	24.8%	12.4%	%
Lister Hospital, Stevenage, Queen Elizabeth II Hospital, Welwyn⁽¹⁾		2700	22.1%	27.8%	11.1%
Queen Elizabeth II Hospital, Welwyn, Lister Hospital, Stevenage⁽²⁾		3000	22.1%	27.8%	11.1%
Watford General Hospital		5600	18.4%	27.5%	15.9%

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

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