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Publication, Part of

Maternity Services Monthly Statistics, May 2022, experimental statistics

Official statistics, Experimental statistics

Publication Date:
25 Aug 2022
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 May 2022 to 31 May 2022

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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.

56% of booking appointments were at or before 10 weeks' gestation.

Booking after more than 20 weeks of pregnancy accounted for 8% 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, 12% of women with a recorded smoking status were smokers, and 88% were non-smokers.

Of all women 80% had a recorded smoking status.

Smoking Status
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Complex social factors

14% 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. 7,900 women attending a booking appointment had complex social factors recorded and 47,660 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.

117 trusts have reported that PCSPs are in place for a total of 98,610 women. This is 2 more trusts than in the previous month.

Last edited: 25 August 2022 9:36 am

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