§ Mrs. FitzsimonsTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many premature babies were born in the Greater Manchester area in 2000. [157230]
§ Mr. DenhamInformation is not available in the form requested for the year 2000. However, in 1997–98, an estimated 2,900 babies were born in National Health Service hospitals in Greater Manchester prematurely (before 37 weeks gestation). This represents about 8 per cent. of total NHS hospital births in Greater Manchester.
Source:Maternity Hospital Episode Statistics