§ Ms. HarmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will give the stillbirth, neonatal and postneonatal mortality rates for singleton babies with birthweights under 1,000 grammes, 1,000 to 2,499 grammes, 2,500 grammes and over, and those with unstated birthweights, who were born in England and Wales in 1985 and in 1986(a) by caesarean section, (b) by instrumental delivery, including forceps, ventouse and breech extraction and (c) by spontaneous delivery, including abnormal presentation of the head and breech spontaneous delivery.
§ Mrs. CurrieI regret that the information requested is not available. The registration of births (live and still) does not identify the mode of delivery.
§ Ms. HarmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will give the numbers of babies born, the numbers admitted to special care baby units and their average length of stay for (i) singleton and (ii) multiple deliveries in England and Wales in each of the last 10 years.
§ Mrs. CurrieThe available information is given in the table. Figures for singleton and multiple deliveries are not available separately. Information for Wales is the responsibility of my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Wales.
In-patient cases treated and average length of stay in special care baby units, and live births, England 1977–1986 Year Cases treated in special care baby units Average length of stay (days) in special care baby units All Live Births 1977 102,785 8.0 536,953 1978 97,803 8.2 562,589 1979 93,742 8.4 601,316 1980 89,277 8.6 618,371 1981 84,061 8.9 598,163 1982 76,279 9.5 589,711 1983 71,184 10.0 593,255 1984 68,777 10.5 600,573 1985 68,634 10.8 619,301 1986 66,725 11.0 623,609
§ Ms. HarmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) if he will give the stillbirth and neonatal mortality rates for babies born in 1986 in England and Wales to women who delivered at home and(a) had booked to deliver at home, (b) had booked to deliver in hospital or (c) had made no arrangements for their delivery;
(2) if he will give the stillbirth and neonatal mortality rates for babies born in 1986 in England and Wales to women who were originally booked to deliver at home and who (a) delivered at home as planned, (b) delivered in hospital following a change of booking during pregnancy, (c) delivered in hospital following a decision taken during labour or (d) delivered elsewhere.
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§ Mrs. CurrieI regret that this information is not available. Information for Wales is the responsibility of my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Wales.