A blood test (Guthrie) is done on the each baby at 6 to 7 days after birth. In Scotland at this time the feeding method is also recorded. The below statistics are derived from this information.
Maternity Unit
| Births (2005)
| 2005
| 2004
| 2003
| 2002
| 2001
| 2000
| 1999
| 1998
| 1997
|
Scotland |
52721 |
45.4% |
45% |
45.1% |
45.5% |
43.2% |
44.3% |
43.1% |
42.8% |
42% |
Aberdeen Maternity Hospital |
4183 |
50.5% |
53.1% |
48.6% |
50.1% |
49.4% |
51% |
49.1% |
49.1% |
48.2% |
Ayrshire Central and Maternity Hospital |
3590 |
41% |
39.6% |
38.6% |
39.4% |
37.5% |
39.7% |
37.7% |
36.6% |
38% |
Borders General Hospital, Melrose |
1042 |
53.6% |
53.9% |
52.2% |
53.2% |
55% |
51.5% |
52.3% |
51.3% |
51.8% |
Caithness General Hospital |
205 |
50% |
52.9% |
42.7% |
45.4% |
35.3% |
51.1% |
50% |
42.8% |
47% |
Cresswell Maternity Wing, Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirm |
1305 |
42.7% |
46.1% |
45.2% |
46.6% |
43% |
44.6% |
43.8% |
43.7% |
43.6% |
Dr Gray’s Hospital, Elgin |
950 |
51.5% |
49.3% |
49.6% |
49.3% |
49.9% |
45.2% |
45% |
50% |
43% |
Forth Park Maternity Hospital, Kirkcaldy |
3324 |
47.9% |
46.2% |
46.6% |
44.6% |
41.5% |
41.1% |
43% |
42.1% |
42% |
Inverclyde Royal Hospital |
89 |
|
29.6% |
31.9% |
37.3% |
38.6% |
34.4% |
31.6% |
36.6% |
34.3% |
Ninewells Hospital, Dundee |
3535 |
48.1% |
46.5% |
47.2% |
46.8% |
45.1% |
47% |
48.3% |
46.4% |
45.5% |
Perth Royal Infirmary |
384 |
65% |
62.5% |
60% |
59.6% |
59.5% |
59% |
58.4% |
60.8% |
59% |
Princess Royal Maternity Hospital |
5424 |
34.5% |
33.9% |
34.6% |
35.1% |
29% |
30.4% |
29.1% |
28.8% |
28.2% |
Raigmore Hospital, Inverness |
1888 |
52.6% |
50.1% |
49.7% |
54.1% |
50.8% |
50.9% |
49% |
53.5% |
53.9% |
Royal Alexandra Hospital, Paisley |
2710 |
39.2% |
41.3% |
44.4% |
44.7% |
41.4% |
39.2% |
40% |
40.8% |
38.1% |
Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh |
5792 |
53.9% |
54.5% |
55.5% |
55.3% |
54.5% |
55.4% |
54.2% |
55.7% |
54.6% |
Southern General Hospital, Glasgow |
2988 |
47.2% |
45.2% |
48.4% |
46.7% |
43.1% |
43.7% |
43.9% |
39.7% |
37.1% |
St John's at Howden, Livingston |
2743 |
46.7% |
45.8% |
46.7% |
49% |
44.3% |
48.2% |
44.6% |
41.4% |
42% |
Stirling Royal Infirmary |
3116 |
41.5% |
40.2% |
41.6% |
41.9% |
40.2% |
44.3% |
39.8% |
42.6% |
41% |
The Queen Mother’s Hospital, Glasgow |
3426 |
49.1% |
50.1% |
50.9% |
51% |
48.6% |
49.6% |
47.8% |
45.1% |
45% |
Vale of Leven Hospital, Alexandria |
54 |
|
|
41.9% |
39.7% |
41.8% |
45.6% |
42.1% |
41.2% |
41.8% |
Western Isles Hospital |
178 |
|
48.7% |
|
|
|
|
55.4% |
|
|
Wishaw General Hospital |
4777 |
32.5% |
31.1% |
30.9% |
30.9% |
28.9% |
|
|
|
|
Maternity Unit
| Births (2005)
| 2005
| 2004
| 2003
| 2002
| 2001
| 2000
| 1999
| 1998
| 1997
|
Aboyne Hospital |
60 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Arbroath Infirmary |
83 |
39.8% |
40% |
44.7% |
41.7% |
44.1% |
40% |
37.8% |
42.9% |
37% |
Balfour Hospital, Orkney |
127 |
61.3% |
75% |
67.1% |
71.6% |
67.1% |
60% |
70% |
76.1% |
54% |
Belford Hospital, Fort William |
35 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Campbeltown Hospital |
8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Chalmers Hospital, Banff |
53 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dalrymple Hospital, Stranraer |
36 |
|
37% |
29.3% |
44.6% |
30.4% |
37.3% |
38% |
37.7% |
40% |
Dr Mackinnon Memorial Hospital, Skye |
17 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dunoon and District General Hospital |
33 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fraserburgh Hospital |
59 |
46% |
39.7% |
34.8% |
37.8% |
43.5% |
21.9% |
36% |
32.4% |
31% |
Gilbert Bain Memorial Hospital, Shetland |
154 |
71.2% |
73.1% |
70.7% |
68.5% |
67.8% |
73.7% |
67.1% |
54% |
61% |
Inverclyde Royal Hospital |
89 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Islay Hospital, Bowmore |
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Isle of Arran War Memorial Hospital |
7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lorne and Islands District General Hospital, Oban |
32 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mid Argyll Hospital, Lochgilphead |
20 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Montrose Royal Infirmary |
124 |
56.6% |
50.4% |
45% |
44.2% |
49.2% |
54.1% |
52.6% |
59.7% |
58% |
Peterhead Cottage Hospital |
110 |
54.7% |
47.1% |
39% |
45.9% |
46.8% |
43.6% |
32% |
37.6% |
36% |
Uist and Barra Hospital |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Vale of Leven Hospital, Alexandria |
54 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Victoria Hospital, Rothesay |
16 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Western Isles Hospital |
178 |
48.3% |
|
51% |
61.5% |
56.3% |
57.5% |
|
48.5% |
51% |