Basic Maternity Statistics For The Wessex 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%
Andover Birth Centre		150
Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital		2323	15.8%	17.9%	12%	56.8%
Blake Birth Centre, Gosport		151
Dorset County Hospital		1869	18.8%	26.2%	10.1%
Grange Birth Centre, Petersfield		114
Greenways Maternity Unit, Chippenham		277
Hythe Hospital		115
Poole Hospital		3676	27.2%	25.6%
Princess Anne Hospital, Southampton		4914	20.3%	21.8%
Royal Bournemouth Hospital		397	0%	0%
Royal Hampshire County Hospital, Winchester		2748	12.3%	25.3%
Salisbury District Hospital		2061		25.8%
St Mary's Hospital, Isle of Wight		1151	15%	21.5%	8.3%	52.8%
St Mary's Hospital, Portsmouth		5018	19.8%	26.2%	11.7%	47.1%
St Peter’s Maternity Unit, Shepton Mallet		125
The Great Western Hospital, Swindon		3591		27.4%	12.5%
Trowbridge Hospital		446

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

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