Childbirth, Infant Mortality and Rubella (Hansard, 23 November 1978)

§ Mr. Freud

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether he will publish in the Official Report the stillbirth rate, perinatal mortality rate, neonatal mortality rate, post-neonatal mortality rate and infant mortality rate for babies born weighing less than 2,500 gms.; and if he will subdivide these statistics in regional health authorities for each of the last three years for which figures are available;

(2) if he will publish in the Official Reportthe proportion of babies born weighing less than 2,500 gms. (a) for the whole population and (b) for socioeconomic groups V and unsupported mothers, respectively, in each of the last three years for which figures are available;

(3) if he will publish the number of births to mothers aged, respectively, under 16 years, 16 to 19 years, 20 to 24 700W years, 25 to 29 years, 30 to 34 years and 35 years plus and the perinatal mortality rates in each age band in each of the last three years for which figures are available;

(4) if he will publish in the Official Report the number of birth which were (a) first pregnancies, (b) second pregnancies, (c) third pregnancies, (d) fourth pregnancies and (e) fifth or later pregnancies and the perinatal mortality rates for each parity over each of the last three years for which figures are available;

(5) if he will publish the number of births in each socio-economic class and to unsupported mothers for each of the last three years for which figures are available;

(6) what has been the incidence of congenital rubella in 1976 and 1977 to the latest date for which figures are available;

(7) what is the number of inoculations against rubella given to, respectively, schoolgirls and adult women of childbearing age; and if he will estimate the percentage of girls inoculated by the age of 15 years in each of the last three years;

(8) if he will publish in the Official Report the prevalence, respectively, of caesarian section and induction; and if he will give these figures per regional health authority in each of the last three years;

(9) if he will list the incidence of congenital malformation in each of the last three years for which figures are available;

(10) if he will list the incidence of cerebral palsy for each of the last three years for which figures are available;

(11) whether he will publish in the Official Report the still birth rate, perinatal mortality rate, neonatal mortality rate, post neonatal mortality rate and infant mortality rate for (a) the whole population and (b) socio-economic classes I, II, III, IV, V and unsupported mothers, for each of the last three years for which figures are available.