§ Mr. Carter-Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will give the sources for the frequent statement in his Department's publications that women who are late in booking for antenatal care are five times more likely
Infant mortality: deaths under 1 year of age per 1,000 live births Perinatal mortality: stillbirths and deaths under 1 week of age per 1,000 total births England 13.1 15.4 Regional health authority Northern 14 18 Yorkshire 14 16 Trent 13 15 East Anglia 10 13 North-West Thames 13 14 North-East Thames 15 15 South-East Thames 13 15 South-West Thames 12 14 Wessex 12 13 Oxford 12 13 South-Western 12 15 West Midlands 13 17 Mersey 13 16 North-Western 14 18