§ Mr. Carter-Jones asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many community and hospital-based midwives per 10,000 population and per 1,000 births there were in the years 1978, 1979 and 1980 for each area health authority; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. John Patten:The information is as follows:
Health and social services board
and year
Community and hospital
midwives in
post at
31 December
1980
(whole time
equivalents)
Midwives per 10,000
population
Midwives per 1,000 births
Eastern 1978 424 6.4 44.0 1979 443 6.7 42.1 1980 496 7.5 46.8 Northern 1978 246 6.7 38.2 1979 246 6.7 36.0 1980 260 7.0 37.5 Southern 1978 226 8.4 44.1 1979 228 8.5 40.7 1980 248 9.2 44.4 Western 1978 209 8.7 39.4 1979 227 9.3 41.6 1980 209 8.5 36.6 Northern Ireland 1978 1,104 7.2 41.7 1979 1,145 7.4 40.3 1980 1,213 7.8 42.1