§ Mr. Carter-Jones asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give the number and percentage of (a) all births and (b) births in National Health Service 256W hospitals in Scotland that were induced in 1980, stating the birth-weights and perinatal mortality rates for these babies; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Allan Stewart:Information relating to births in NHS hospitals in 1979, the latest available, is set out as follows; the information requested in respect of babies born in non-NHS hospitals is not available centrally.
Induced births in NHS hospitals showing birth-weight (1979) Birth-Weight (Grams) Induced births Perinatal Rate per
1,000 total
births
No. per cent. 500 2 20.0 1000.0 500–999 31 19.7 838.7 1000–1499 75 16.0 680.0 1500–1999 147 16.7 278.9 2000–2499 820 26.9 57.3 2500–2999 4,047 33.6 10.6 3000–3499 9,848 38.0 4.0 3,500–3999 7,674 41.8 2.5 4000–4499 2,294 44.5 2.6 4500+ 370 46.4 8.1 NK 81 24.2 148.1 Total 25,839 37.8 11.4