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Publication, Part of Maternity Services Monthly Statistics
Maternity Services Monthly Statistics June 2020, experimental statistics
Official statistics, Experimental statistics- Publication Date:
- 24 Sep 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 Jun 2020 to 30 Jun 2020
Summary
Maternity Services Monthly Statistics June 2020, experimental statistics
This is a report on NHS-funded maternity services in England for June 2020, using data submitted to the Maternity Services Data Set (MSDS).
This is the latest report from the new version of the data set, MSDSv2. The new data set is a significant change which adds support for new policy initiatives such as personalised and continuous care plans as well as increased flexibility through the introduction of new clinical coding. This is a major change so data quality and coverage has reduced from the levels seen in previous publications.
The data derived from SNOMED codes is still being developed. We have included data on smoking at booking and birth weight and others such as BMI and alcohol consumption will follow in later publications. System suppliers are at different stages of developing their new solution and delivering that to trusts. In some cases this has limited the aspects of data that could be submitted to NHS Digital.
These statistics are classified as experimental and should be used with caution. Experimental statistics are new official statistics undergoing evaluation. More information about experimental statistics can be found on the UK Statistics Authority website.
Key Facts
126 successful submissions
For June 2020 data, 126 providers successfully submitted data with 101 submitting data on births.
53,325 bookings in June 2020
53,325 women with an antenatal booking appointment were reported in the period, of which 68% were within the first 10 weeks of pregnancy.
36,255 births reported
We received data relating to 35,765 deliveries of 36,255 babies.
External data sources suggest there are around 53,000 births each month.
54% of deliveries were spontaneous
54% of deliveries were spontaneous vaginal births, 12% had instrumental assistance, 13% were elective caesarean sections and 16% were emergency caesarean sections.
Administrative Sources
Maternity Services Data Set
Resources
Last edited: 30 September 2020 9:13 am