Basic Maternity Statistics For The Yorkshire 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%
Airedale General Hospital		2292	21.2%	27.5%	8%	44.9%
Bradford Royal Infirmary		5912	28.5%	19.6%	8.3%	49.7%
Bridlington and District Hospital		116
Calderdale Royal Hospital		2707	15%	23%
Dewsbury and District Hospital		3274	21.6%	21.8%	8.2%	52.8%
Friarage Hospital, Northallerton		1218		20.7%
Goole Midwives Suite		40
Harrogate District Hospital		1674	25.2%	25.2%	13.6%
Huddersfield Royal Infirmary		2527	18.2%	20.4%
Hull and East Yorkshire Women and Children's Hospital		5070		21.2%
James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough		3733		21%
Leeds General Infirmary, St James's University Hospital, Lee(1)		4610	15.4%	19.9%		42.6%
Malton and Norton Maternity Unit		122
Pontefract General Infirmary		2944	20.1%	16.8%	10.2%	53.1%
Scarborough General Hospital		1615		17.9%
St James's University Hospital, Leeds, Leeds General Infirma(2)		3943	15.4%	19.9%		42.6%
The Jubilee Birth Centre		500
Wakefield Birth Centre		100
Whitby Community Hospital		94
York District Hospital		3010		23.5%	9.8%	51.3%

1) Data combined with St James's University Hospital, Leeds.

2) Data combined with Leeds General Infirmary.

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

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