HC Deb 14 November 1989 vol 160 cc194-5W
Mr. Thurnham

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many babies were born in 1987 at(a) 24 weeks, (b) 25 weeks, (c) 26 weeks and (d) 27 weeks gestation; how many of these babies survived for one year; how many were born so handicapped as to require special care for the rest of their lives; and what is the estimated cost in medical care for these babies for the remainder of their lives.

Mr. Freeman

The information requested is not available: information on gestation is not collected at live-birth registration.