Publication, Part of Maternity Services Monthly Statistics
Maternity Services Monthly Statistics - July 2021, experimental statistics
Official statistics
Measures file
Please note that the following measures have been reissued following an update to their methodology. It was found that a small volume of data for some providers was included in the numerator where it should have been excluded. The impact of this is a small reduction in the rate for the affected providers:
- PCSP_All_Pathways and supporting data quality measure: PCSP_DQ04
- CQIMSmokingDelivery and supporting data quality measures: CQIMDQ06 and CQIMDQ07
10 December 2021 09:30 AM
Births
Gestation length at birth
7% of babies were born premature
Delivery method
The decision on the method of delivery should take into account women's needs and preferences. Caesarean sections can be performed electively, or as an emergency where it is clinically required.
Administrative Sources
Maternity Services Data Set (MSDS): this is a patient-level data set that captures information about activity carried out by Maternity Services relating to a mother and baby(s), from the point of the first booking appointment until mother and baby(s) are discharged from maternity services. This is a secondary uses data set, which re-uses clinical and operational data for purposes other than direct patient care.
Last edited: 9 December 2021 11:26 am