Basic Maternity Statistics For Wales (2007)

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Maternity Units		Births per Year	Induction Rate	Caesarean Rate	Instrumental Delivery	Normal Birth Rate
Wales		30532	18.7%	26.9%	10.1%	%
Aberdare Hospital		208	1.923077%	1.9%	1%
Brecon War Memorial Hospital		37	0%	0%	0%
Bronglais Hospital, Aberystwyth		543	17.31123%	28%	6.4%
Bryn Beryl Hospital		22	0%	0%	0%
Caerphilly Birth Centre		350	0.2857143%	0%	0%
Knighton Hospital		24	0%	0%	0%
Llandough Hospital, Penarth		426	0.4694836%	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		430	0%	0.2%	0%
Nevill Hall Hospital, Abergavenny		1909	20.69146%	30.8%	11.5%
Prince Charles Hospital, Merthyr		1382	23.29957%	32.9%	10.3%
Princess of Wales Hospital, Bridgend		1922	18.31426%	28.4%	9.4%
Royal Glamorgan Hospital, Llantristant		2285	20.61269%	32.3%	5.5%
Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport		3265	22.57274%	27.8%	10.1%
Singleton Hospital, Swansea		3359	17.77315%	31.1%	9.3%
Tywyn & District War Memorial Hospital		4	0%	0%	0%
University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff		5047	19.61561%	28%	12.9%
Victoria War Memorial Hospital, Welshpool		36	0%	0%	0%
West Wales General Hospital, Carmarthen		1474	20.69199%	27.5%	10.1%
Withybush Hospital, Haverfordwest		1198	24.37396%	28.5%	8%
Ysbyty Glan Clwyd, Rhyl		2305	19.60954%	24.2%	12.7%
Ysbyty Gwynedd, Bangor		1945	19.94859%	23%	14.6%
Ysbyty Wrexham Maelor		2312	13.92734%	26.9%	10.9%

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