Basic Maternity Statistics For Wales (2009)

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Maternity Units		Births per Year	Induction Rate	Caesarean Rate	Instrumental Delivery	Normal Birth Rate
Wales		31769	19.5%	26.6%	11.8%	%
Aberdare Hospital		182	3.3%	8.2%	5.5%
Brecon War Memorial Hospital		37	0%	0%	0%
Bronglais Hospital, Aberystwyth		500	24.4%	26%	9.2%
Bryn Beryl Hospital		3	0%	0%	0%
Caerphilly Birth Centre		448	0%	0%	0%
Foel Birth Centre, Dolgellau Hospital		50	0%	0%
Knighton Hospital		24	0%	0%	0%
Llandough Hospital, Penarth		501	0%	0%	0%
Llandrindod Wells Hospital		7	0%	0%	0%
Llanidloes War Memorial Hospital		15	0%	0%	0%
Montgomery County Infirmary, Newtown		20	0%	0%	0%
Neath Port Talbot Hospital		379	0%	0%	0%
Nevill Hall Hospital, Abergavenny		2136	23%	30%	11.7%
Prince Charles Hospital, Merthyr		1414	20.2%	30.6%	12.3%
Princess of Wales Hospital, Bridgend		2111	17%	26.6%	10.2%
Royal Glamorgan Hospital, Llantristant		2515	24.6%	31.5%	11.4%
Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport		3331	18.5%	27%	11.1%
Singleton Hospital, Swansea		3274	17.1%	27.3%	11%
Tywyn & District War Memorial Hospital		1	0%	0%	0%
University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff		5354	22.5%	27.1%	16.9%
Victoria War Memorial Hospital, Welshpool		36	0%	0%	0%
West Wales General Hospital, Carmarthen		1487	22.3%	30.5%	11.1%
Withybush Hospital, Haverfordwest		1106	27.8%	24.1%	7.8%
Ysbyty Glan Clwyd, Rhyl		2358	20%	31.3%	14.5%
Ysbyty Gwynedd, Bangor		2010	21.7%	23.9%	10.6%
Ysbyty Wrexham Maelor		2479	15.6%	27.9%	12.5%

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