HC Deb 29 June 1982 vol 26 c294W
Mrs. Renée Short

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many home deliveries there have been in each of the last three years; what proportion of total births these represented in each case; what was the mortality rate; and how this compares with the overall rate for each year.

Mr. Geoffrey Finsberg

The information is as follows:

Numbers of home births as a percentage of total births 1978–80 England and Wales
1978 1979 1980
Home births 9,608 8,904 8,162
Percentage of total births 1.60 1.38 1.23