HC Deb 12 January 1987 vol 108 c133W
Mr. D. E. Thomas

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list for the years 1982 to 1985 the estimated percentages of women delivered in (a) England and (b) England and Wales, whose deliveries were (i) spontaneous, including abnormal presentation of head

Estimated percentages of women delivering by specified modes of delivery (a) England (b) England and Wales—1982 to 1984
Mode of delivery Percentage of all deliveries
(a) England (b) England and Wales
1982 1983 1984 1982 1983 1984
(i) Spontaneous including abnormal presentation of head and breech spontaneous 76.6 76.5 78.0 78.0 78.5 78.7
'Spontaneous' after induction 1.3 1.9 0.6
(ii) Instrumental—forceps, vacuum and breech extraction 11.9 11.5 11.2 11.8 11.3 11.0
(iii) Caesarean section 10.1 10.1 10.1 10.1 10.1 10.2
(iv) Other and unspecified 0.04 0.1 0.1 10.04 10.1 10.1
1Deliveries are not coded to this category in Wales.

Source: England Maternity HIPE

Wales HAA

Note: Percentages may not add to exactly 100 because of rounding