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Maternity Services Monthly Statistics January 2021, experimental statistics

Official statistics, Experimental statistics

Publication Date:
29 Apr 2021
Geographic Coverage:
England
Geographical Granularity:
Country, Regions, Hospital Trusts, Provider, NHS Trusts, Integrated Care Boards, Sub-Integrated Care Boards, Local Authorities, Hospital and Community Health Services, Hospital Sites
Date Range:
01 Jan 2021 to 31 Jan 2021

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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.

60% 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.

Gestational age at booking appointment - all submitters
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Smoking Status of Women at booking appointment

Smoking during pregnancy, or living with someone who smokes, can affect the baby both before and after birth.

At the time of their booking appointment, 10% of women with a recorded smoking status were smokers, and 88% were non-smokers.

Of all women 32% had a recorded smoking status.

Smoking Status
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Complex social factors

11% 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. 6,890 women attending a booking appointment had complex social factors recorded and 46,255 had a recording of no complex social factors. The remaining women did not have a complex social factor recorded.

Complex social factors - all submitters
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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.

113 trusts have reported that PCSPs are in place for a total of 53,135 women. This is 2 less trusts than in the previous month.

Last edited: 4 June 2021 1:18 pm

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