Home Birth Rates For The Northwestern Region

Local Authority

All Birth (2006)

2006

2005

2004

2003

2002

2001

2000

1999

1998

UK

741952

2.55%

2.41%

2.14%

2.06%

2.00%

1.90%

1.98%

 

 

England

629364

2.69%

2.53%

2.25%

2.18%

2.15%

2.07%

2.13%

2.15%

2.2%

Greater Manchester

34616

2.1%

2%

1.7%

1.5%

1.4%

1.3%

1.2%

1.3%

1.2%

Bolton

3628

2.1%

1.8%

1.2%

1.4%

1.3%

1.3%

1.1%

1.4%

1.2%

Bury

2282

1.8%

1.5%

1.0%

0.9%

0.8%

1.2%

0.9%

1.2%

0.7%

Manchester

7223

2.2%

2.4%

2.0%

1.9%

1.8%

1.8%

1.6%

1.9%

1.8%

Oldham

3319

3.5%

3.9%

3.0%

2.8%

2.5%

1.7%

2.4%

2.6%

2.1%

Rochdale

2841

2.0%

1.2%

1.3%

0.9%

1.2%

0.7%

0.7%

0.7%

0.7%

Salford

2979

0.9%

0.9%

0.6%

0.9%

0.7%

0.8%

0.7%

0.6%

0.7%

Stockport

3252

3.1%

3.0%

2.7%

2.1%

2.0%

1.7%

1.9%

1.7%

1.7%

Tameside

2755

1.3%

1.3%

1.2%

1.0%

0.5%

0.8%

0.9%

0.6%

0.8%

Trafford

2735

1.6%

1.3%

1.6%

1.2%

1.0%

1.2%

1.0%

0.8%

0.7%

Wigan

3602

1.9%

1.7%

1.4%

1.0%

0.9%

0.8%

0.7%

0.7%

0.8%

Lancashire

17089

2%

1.8%

1.9%

1.7%

1.2%

1.2%

1.4%

1.4%

1.4%

Blackburn with Darwen

2307

1.4%

1.0%

0.9%

0.9%

0.7%

0.3%

0.2%

0.7%

0.6%

Blackpool

1643

1.6%

1.3%

2.2%

2.0%

1.0%

1.0%

1.8%

1.5%

1.0%

Burnley

1163

2.0%

2.6%

1.7%

2.0%

1.1%

1.1%

1.8%

2.0%

1.4%

Chorley

1190

1.4%

1.5%

1.9%

1.4%

1.3%

1.7%

0.6%

1.0%

2.3%

Fylde

573

3.7%

3.7%

3.4%

4.5%

2.5%

2.1%

1.4%

2.3%

2.0%

Hyndburn

1111

1.3%

1.3%

1.2%

1.0%

0.6%

*

0.8%

0.7%

0.4%

Lancaster

1371

2.8%

3.0%

2.4%

1.9%

1.9%

1.7%

1.8%

2.2%

2.1%

Pendle

1211

1.7%

1.1%

1.5%

1.1%

1.3%

1.1%

1.3%

1.8%

1.3%

Preston

1895

2.3%

1.9%

2.6%

1.5%

2.1%

1.2%

1.0%

1.3%

1.4%

Ribble Valley

486

2.3%

1.9%

1.2%

1.4%

*

1.4%

1.1%

0.8%

1.0%

Rossendale

833

3.0%

3.4%

2.2%

2.6%

2.3%

2.1%

2.5%

1.8%

1.9%

South Ribble

1172

2.3%

1.9%

2.2%

2.2%

1.2%

1.8%

2.7%

1.8%

2.9%

West Lancashire

1123

1.0%

0.6%

0.9%

1.3%

0.8%

1.2%

1.5%

1.7%

1.5%

Wyre

1011

2.9%

2.7%

2.8%

2.8%

0.8%

1.3%

1.8%

1.3%

1.0%

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* Percentages that have been replaced by an asterisk imply that there were 4 or less home maternities in that area during the year.
Local Authorities have been grouped according to the Health Region they predominantly lie in.