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 (2009)
| 2009
| 2008
| 2007
| 2006
| 2005
| 2004
| 2003
| 2002
| 2001
| 2000
| 1999
| 1998
| 1997
|
Scotland |
57945 |
|
|
|
|
45.4% |
45% |
45.1% |
45.5% |
43.2% |
44.3% |
43.1% |
42.8% |
42% |
Aberdeen Maternity Hospital |
4863 |
|
|
|
|
50.5% |
53.1% |
48.6% |
50.1% |
49.4% |
51% |
49.1% |
49.1% |
48.2% |
Ayrshire Maternity Unit, Crosshouse Hospital |
3799 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Borders General Hospital, Melrose |
1196 |
|
|
|
|
53.6% |
53.9% |
52.2% |
53.2% |
55% |
51.5% |
52.3% |
51.3% |
51.8% |
Caithness General Hospital |
247 |
|
|
|
|
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 |
1164 |
|
|
|
|
51.5% |
49.3% |
49.6% |
49.3% |
49.9% |
45.2% |
45% |
50% |
43% |
Forth Park Maternity Hospital, Kirkcaldy |
3844 |
|
|
|
|
47.9% |
46.2% |
46.6% |
44.6% |
41.5% |
41.1% |
43% |
42.1% |
42% |
Montrose Royal Infirmary |
216 |
|
|
|
|
56.6% |
50.4% |
45% |
44.2% |
49.2% |
54.1% |
52.6% |
59.7% |
58% |
Ninewells Hospital, Dundee |
4019 |
|
|
|
|
48.1% |
46.5% |
47.2% |
46.8% |
45.1% |
47% |
48.3% |
46.4% |
45.5% |
Perth Royal Infirmary |
255 |
|
|
|
|
65% |
62.5% |
60% |
59.6% |
59.5% |
59% |
58.4% |
60.8% |
59% |
Princess Royal Maternity Hospital |
5828 |
|
|
|
|
34.5% |
33.9% |
34.6% |
35.1% |
29% |
30.4% |
29.1% |
28.8% |
28.2% |
Raigmore Hospital, Inverness |
2187 |
|
|
|
|
52.6% |
50.1% |
49.7% |
54.1% |
50.8% |
50.9% |
49% |
53.5% |
53.9% |
Royal Alexandra Hospital, Paisley |
3146 |
|
|
|
|
39.2% |
41.3% |
44.4% |
44.7% |
41.4% |
39.2% |
40% |
40.8% |
38.1% |
Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh |
6798 |
|
|
|
|
53.9% |
54.5% |
55.5% |
55.3% |
54.5% |
55.4% |
54.2% |
55.7% |
54.6% |
Southern General Hospital, Glasgow |
3355 |
|
|
|
|
47.2% |
45.2% |
48.4% |
46.7% |
43.1% |
43.7% |
43.9% |
39.7% |
37.1% |
St John's at Howden, Livingston |
2944 |
|
|
|
|
46.7% |
45.8% |
46.7% |
49% |
44.3% |
48.2% |
44.6% |
41.4% |
42% |
Stirling Royal Infirmary |
3274 |
|
|
|
|
41.5% |
40.2% |
41.6% |
41.9% |
40.2% |
44.3% |
39.8% |
42.6% |
41% |
Western Isles Hospital |
207 |
|
|
|
|
48.3% |
48.7% |
51% |
61.5% |
56.3% |
57.5% |
55.4% |
48.5% |
51% |
Wishaw General Hospital |
4939 |
|
|
|
|
32.5% |
31.1% |
30.9% |
30.9% |
28.9% |
|
|
|
|
Maternity Unit
| Births (2009)
| 2009
| 2008
| 2007
| 2006
| 2005
| 2004
| 2003
| 2002
| 2001
| 2000
| 1999
| 1998
| 1997
|
Aboyne Hospital |
60 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Arbroath Infirmary |
157 |
|
|
|
|
39.8% |
40% |
44.7% |
41.7% |
44.1% |
40% |
37.8% |
42.9% |
37% |
Balfour Hospital, Orkney |
143 |
|
|
|
|
61.3% |
75% |
67.1% |
71.6% |
67.1% |
60% |
70% |
76.1% |
54% |
Belford Hospital, Fort William |
39 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Campbeltown Hospital |
14 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Chalmers Hospital, Banff |
9 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Clenoch Birthing Centre, Galloway Community Hospital |
91 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dunoon and District General Hospital |
30 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fraserburgh Hospital |
28 |
|
|
|
|
46% |
39.7% |
34.8% |
37.8% |
43.5% |
21.9% |
36% |
32.4% |
31% |
Gilbert Bain Memorial Hospital, Shetland |
141 |
|
|
|
|
71.2% |
73.1% |
70.7% |
68.5% |
67.8% |
73.7% |
67.1% |
54% |
61% |
Inverclyde Royal Hospital |
94 |
|
|
|
|
|
29.6% |
31.9% |
37.3% |
38.6% |
34.4% |
31.6% |
36.6% |
34.3% |
Isle of Arran War Memorial Hospital |
6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lorne and Islands District General Hospital, Oban |
8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mid Argyll Hospital, Lochgilphead |
17 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Peterhead Cottage Hospital |
173 |
|
|
|
|
54.7% |
47.1% |
39% |
45.9% |
46.8% |
43.6% |
32% |
37.6% |
36% |
Uist and Barra Hospital |
5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Vale of Leven Hospital, Alexandria |
97 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
41.9% |
39.7% |
41.8% |
45.6% |
42.1% |
41.2% |
41.8% |
Victoria Hospital, Rothesay |
13 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|