§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many first stage delivery rooms are currently available at Grimsby and Cleethorpes.
§ Mr. John PattenOn 31 December 1982, the latest date for which information is available centrally, there were four beds in combined first and second stage delivery rooms at the Grimsby maternity hospital and two such beds at the Croft Baker maternity home in Cleethorpes. Grimsby health authority had no first stage labour rooms.
§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the target for the number of first stage delivery rooms per 1,000 people.
§ Mr. John PattenTwo systems of labour ward care are in common use: combined first and second stage rooms from which the mother is moved for delivery to a delivery room. The Department has no target number for first stage rooms.