Basic Maternity Statistics For Scotland (2005)

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For the many small maternity units these statistics convey very little useful information. We reproduce the figures here so readers can make their own judgement.

Large Units

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Maternity Units		Births per Year	Induction Rate	Caesarean Rate	Instrumental Delivery	Normal Birth Rate
Scotland		52721	24.1%	24.9%	11.7%	39.4%
Aberdeen Maternity Hospital		4183	23.9%	27.6%	17.1%
Ayrshire Central and Maternity Hospital		3590	19.7%	24.8%	11.4%	42.1%
Borders General Hospital, Melrose		1042	20.9%	20.7%	14.8%	45.1%
Caithness General Hospital		205	27.8%	31.2%	8.3%	41%
Cresswell Maternity Wing, Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirm		1305	44%	27.2%	6.1%	30.8%
Dr Gray’s Hospital, Elgin		950	30.3%	13.9%	13.9%
Forth Park Maternity Hospital, Kirkcaldy		3324	24.6%	21.8%	6.6%	51%
Ninewells Hospital, Dundee		3535	24%	23.6%	1.7%	38.7%
Perth Royal Infirmary		384	13.3%	12%	0.5%	66.1%
Princess Royal Maternity Hospital(1)		5424	26.4%	27.3%	13.9%
Raigmore Hospital, Inverness		1888	25.5%	29.9%	10%	38.6%
Royal Alexandra Hospital, Paisley		2710	27.5%	29.3%	14%	35.7%
Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh		5792	22%	27.8%	17.1%	22.1%
Southern General Hospital, Glasgow		2988	24.2%	23.5%	11.3%	37.4%
St John's at Howden, Livingston		2743	23.9%	25.7%	9.4%
Stirling Royal Infirmary		3116	22.2%	20.1%	12.5%	46%
The Queen Mother’s Hospital, Glasgow		3426	26.8%	30.6%	14.8%	30.6%
Wishaw General Hospital		4777	23.1%	22.5%	12%	44.5%

Small Units

See also large units

Maternity Units		Births per Year	Induction Rate	Caesarean Rate	Instrumental Delivery	Normal Birth Rate
Aboyne Hospital		60				100%
Arbroath Infirmary		83				100%
Balfour Hospital, Orkney		127	1.6%	21.3%	3.9%	64.6%
Belford Hospital, Fort William		35
Campbeltown Hospital		8				100%
Chalmers Hospital, Banff		53
Dalrymple Hospital, Stranraer		36	2.8%			97.2%
Dr Mackinnon Memorial Hospital, Skye		17				100%
Dunoon and District General Hospital		33				81.8%
Fraserburgh Hospital		59				100%
Gilbert Bain Memorial Hospital, Shetland		154	23.4%	9.7%	6.5%	57.1%
Inverclyde Royal Hospital		89				87.6%
Islay Hospital, Bowmore		4				100%
Isle of Arran War Memorial Hospital		7				100%
Lorne and Islands District General Hospital, Oban		32				96.9%
Mid Argyll Hospital, Lochgilphead		20				100%
Montrose Royal Infirmary		124				100%
Peterhead Cottage Hospital		110	8.2%			90%
Uist and Barra Hospital		2				100%
Vale of Leven Hospital, Alexandria		54				96.3%
Victoria Hospital, Rothesay		16				100%
Western Isles Hospital		178	40.4%	21.9%	5.6%	37.6%

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