HC Deb 26 March 1993 vol 221 cc756-7W
Mrs. Wise

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list his Department's hospitals(a) in the United Kingdom and (b) abroad which have maternity units; and how many maternity beds and special and intensive care baby cots were available in each of those hospitals in the most recent available year.

Mr. Archie Hamilton

My noble Friend the Under-Secretary of State for Defence will write to the hon. Member.

Mrs. Wise

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) how many women delivered in maternity units in his Department's hospitals in the most recent available year(a) in the United Kingdom and (b) elsewhere; and what was the percentage in each case of women whose deliveries were (i) spontaneous, including abnormal presentation of head and breech spontaneous, (ii) instrumental including forceps, vacuum and breech extractions and (iii) by Caesarean section;

(2) what percentage of women delivering in maternity units in his Department's hospitals in the most recent available year (a) in the United Kingdom and (b) elsewhere has episiotomies;

(3) what was the percentage of women delivering in maternity units in his Department's hospitals in the most recent available year (a) in the United Kingdom and (b) elsewhere (i) whose labours were induced, (ii) whose labours were of spontaneous onset and (iii) who had elective Caesarean sections;

(4) how many babies were born in his Department's hospitals (a) in the United Kingdom and (b) elsewhere in the most recent available year; and what were the numbers of live births, still births, deaths at 0 to six days after live birth and deaths at seven to 27 days after live birth of babies weighing (i) under 1,500g, (ii) 1,500g to 2,499g, (iii) 2,500g and over and (iv) babies whose birthweight was unstated (y) in the United Kingdom and (z) abroad.

Mr. Archie Hamilton

This information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.