HC Deb 11 November 1981 vol 12 cc99-100W
28. Mr. Lambie

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish the numbers for the last five years, including the most up-to-date figure for 1981, of the perinatal mortality rate in Ayrshire and Arran and the causes of the deaths.

Mr. Allan Stewart

The information requested is as follows. Information on causes of death is readily available only for 1977 and 1979.

1. Perinatal Deaths and Mortality Rates per 1,000 Births (Live and Still) Ayrshire and Arran Health Board Area 1976–81
Number Rate
1976 108 22
1977 88† 19
1978 89 18
1979 94† 19
1980 96 19
*1981 30 12
* January-June.
† The total numbers of deaths differ because the Registrar General includes multiple birth, the perinatal mortality survey covers single births only.

Source: Registrar General.

2. Perinatal Deaths by Clinical Cause Ayrshire and Arran Health Board 1977 and 1979 (Single Births only)
1977 1979
Low Birth Weight 38 36
Normal Birth Weight 5 5
Foetal Deformity 15 13
Antepartum Haemorrhage 13 15
Maternal Disease 2 2
Toxaemia 3 9
Trauma 4 4
Rhesus 1 1
Other 2 1
Total 83* 86*

Source: Perinatal Mortality Survey.

* The total numbers of deaths differ because the Registrar General includes multiple birth. The perinatal mortality survey covers single births only.

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