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Maternity Services Monthly Statistics April 2020, experimental statistics

Official statistics, Experimental statistics

Publication Date:
30 Jul 2020
Geographic Coverage:
England
Geographical Granularity:
Country, Regions, Sustainability and Transformation Partnerships, Clinical Commissioning Groups, Local Authorities, Hospital Trusts, Provider, Clinical Commissioning Regions, NHS Trusts
Date Range:
01 Apr 2020 to 30 Apr 2020

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Antenatal booking appointments

Gestational age at booking appointment

At the booking appointment the woman will be given information relating to the baby's development stages, nutrition and screening tests available. NICE recommends that this appointment should ideally take place before 10 weeks' gestation.

62% of booking appointments were at or before 10 weeks' gestation.

Booking after more than 20 weeks of pregnancy accounted for 6% per cent of booking appointments.

Download the data for this chart Gestational age at booking appointment - all submitters

Complex social factors

Please note that there is a known data quality issue this month, where some trusts reported "yes" for 100% of their records. Please see our data quality statement for more information. 

16% of women attending a booking appointment had complex social factors recorded.

Women with complex social factors may need additional support to use antenatal care services. 9,355 women attending a booking appointment had complex social factors recorded and 41,235 had a recording of no complex social factors. The remaining women did not have a complex social factor recorded.

Download the data for this chart Complex social factors - all submitters

Continuity of carer

The provision of care by a known midwife throughout the pregnancy, labour, birth and postnatal period can be associated with improved health outcomes for the mother and baby, and also greater satisfaction levels.

When a Continuity of Carer pathway has been agreed, this should be recorded and submitted via the MSDS.

57 trusts have reported that Continuity of Carer pathways are in place for a total of 15,085 women. This is 5 more trusts than in the previous month.

Personalised care

The NHS Long Term Plan and the accompanying guidance, Universal Personalised Care, made commitments to delivering choice and personalisation in maternity services, complimenting the recommendations in the national maternity review, Better Births.

When a Personalised Care and Support Plan (PCSP) has been agreed, this should be recorded and submitted.

54 trusts have reported that PCSPs are in place for a total of 18,965 women. This is 6 more trusts than in the previous month.

Last edited: 15 December 2021 9:51 am

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