§ Mr. WigleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list for the years 1987 and 1988 the estimated percentages of women delivering in Wales whose deliveries were(a) spontaneous including abnormal presentation of head and breech spontaneous, (b) instrumental including forceps, vacuum and for breech extraction, (c) caesarean section and (d) other unspecified means.
§ Mr. GristThe information requested for 1987 is given in the following table. Information for 1988 is not yet available.
Estimated percentages of deliveries by specified mode of delivery: Wales Mode of delivery 1987 Per cent. Spontaneous including abnormal presentation of head and breech spontaneous 79.6 Instrumental—forceps, vacuum and breech extraction 8.2 Caesarean section 12.2
§ Mr. WigleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list for the years 1987 and 1988 the estimated percentages of women delivering in Wales(a) whose labours were induced, (b) whose labours were of spontaneous onset and (c) who had elective caesarean sections.
§ Mr. GristThe available information is given in the following table. Information for 1988 is not yet available.
Estimated percentages of deliveries by type of onset of labour: Wales Type of onset of Labour 1987 per cent. Spontaneous onset and induced1 94 Elective caesarian section 6 1 Separate figures are not shown because the available information is unreliable.