§ Mrs. WiseTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the total number of(a) live births, (b) stillbirths and (c) maternities which occurred in England and Wales in 1995 and the number of each which occurred in 22W (i) NHS hospitals without consultant obstetric units, (ii) NHS hospitals with obstetric units, (iii) other hospitals, (iv) at home and (v) elsewhere. [31855]
§ Mrs. Angela KnightAvailable data requested are shown in the table.
Births and maternities in England and Wales by place of confinement, 1995 Live births Stillbirths Maternities NHS hospitals 632,378 3,530 626,633 Non-NHS hospitals 2,689 14 2,667 At home 12,464 41 12,487 Elsewhere 607 15 617 Total 648,138 3,600 642,404 Separate figures for different kinds of NHS hospital have not been collected centrally since 1992, when 98.6 per cent. of all maternities in NHS hospitals occurred in hospitals with consultant obstetric units.