§ Ms. HarmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list for each national health service region the number of babies that were born in 1990.
§ Mr. DorrellThe number of live births occurring in each regional health authority in England and Wales in 1990 is given in the table.
Regional Health Authorities Total live births Northern 40,446 Yorkshire 51,084 Trent 59,399 East Anglian 28,206 North West Thames 47,332 North East Thames 60,536 South East Thames 51,168 South West Thames 38,183 Wessex 38,137 Oxford 36,211 South Western 40,464 West Midlands 76,103 Mersey 33,008 North Western 60,447 Wales 37,193
§ Ms. HarmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list for each national health service region(a) the number of babies born weighing less than 1500g and (b) the proportion of births under 1500g in 1990.
§ Mr. DorrellThe number of low birth weight babies under 1500g, and the proportion of births under 1500g, by regional health authority, in 1990, is as follows:
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RHA by residence of mother Total births Under 1500g Proportion under 1500g per 100 1 total births Northern 408 1.0 Yorkshire 541 1.1 Trent 723 1.1 East Anglian 231 0.9 North East Thames 596 1.0 North West Thames 540 1.1 South East Thames 542 1.0 South West Thames 397 1.0 Wessex 400 1.0 Oxford 320 0.9 South Western 384 0.9 West Midlands 904 1.2 Mersey 352 1.0 North Western 676 1.1 Wales 371 1.0 1 Live and stillbirths.
§ Ms. HarmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list for each national health service region(a) the number of low birth weight babies, under 2500g, and (b) the proportion of births under 2500g in 1990.
§ Mr. DorrellThe number of low birth weight babies under 2500g, and the proportion of births under 2500g, by regional health authority, in 1990 is as follows:
Regional health authority by residence of mother Total births under 2500 g Proportion under 2500 g per 100 total births Northern 2,795 6.8 Yorkshire 3,660 7.1 Trent 4,666 7.3 East Anglian 1,596 6.0 North East Thames 3,956 6.8 North West Thames 3,425 6.7 South East Thames 3,437 6.6 South West Thames 2,461 6.1 Wessex 2,499 6.5 Oxford 2,298 6.3
RHA by residence Perinatal deaths Neonatal deaths Postneonatal deaths number rate number rate number rate Northern 322 7.9 174 4.3 148 3.6 Yorkshire 410 8.0 267 5.2 200 3.9 Trent 538 8.4 307 4.8 189 3.0 East Anglian 157 5.9 84 3.2 99 3.7 North West Thames 380 7.4 214 4.2 135 3.0 North East Thames 503 8.6 240 4.1 163 2.8 South East Thames 430 8.2 234 4.5 189 3.6 South West Thames 282 7.0 174 4.3 101 2.5 Wessex 271 7.0 141 3.7 131 3.4 Oxford 299 8.2 157 4.3 107 2.9 South Western 292 8.1 163 4.0 118 2.9 West Midlands 771 10.2 473 6.3 271 3.6 Mersey 268 7.9 149 4.4 107 3.2 North Western 527 8.9 275 4.7 228 3.9 Wales 290 7.4 152 3.9 116 3.0 Perinatal mortality: stillbirths and deaths in the first week of life. Rates per 1,000 live and still births. Neonatal mortality: deaths in the first 28 days of life. Rates per 1,000 live births. Postneonatal deaths: deaths at ages 28 days and over but under one year. Rates per 1,000 live births.