Publication, Part of Maternity Services Monthly Statistics
Maternity Services Monthly Statistics June 2021, experimental statistics
Official statistics
Important Information for June 2021 data
Please note that, following the release of MSDS Dataset version 2.0.25, we are in the process of applying the necessary changes to the Smoking Status derivation. For this reason, the following measures are unavailable in this release, but will be included at the earliest possible opportunity. We apologise for any inconvenience caused:
- SmokingStatusGroupBooking (data file)
- CQIMSmokingBooking & rate (Measures file)
- CQIMSmokingDelivery & rate (Measures file)
- CQIMDQ04 to CQIMDQ07 (Measures file)
30 September 2021 09:30 AM
Summary
Maternity Services Monthly Statistics June 2021, experimental statistics
This is a report on NHS-funded maternity services in England for June 2021, 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 key policy initiatives such as personalised care plans and continuity of carer, 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. SNOMED data is also included in some of the published Clinical Quality Improvement Metrics (CQIMs) where rules have been applied to ensure rates are calculated only where data quality is high enough. 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.
This month, data quality measures to validate the data used for the measure counting the number of women placed on a Continuity of Carer pathway by 29 weeks gestation have been included for the first time and can be found in the measures file available for download. Information on the construction of these new measures and how they have been applied to the existing women placed on a Continuity of Carer pathway can be found in the metadata file available for download. The measure concerning the number of women receiving ongoing continuity of carer remains unchanged.
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.
Highlights
124 successful submissions
For June 2021 data, 124 providers successfully submitted data with 123 submitting data on births.
55,745 bookings in June 2021
55,745 women with an antenatal booking appointment were reported in the period, of which 62% were within the first 10 weeks of pregnancy.
46,155 births reported
We received data relating to 45,505 deliveries of 46,155 babies. External data sources suggest there are around 53,000 births each month.
53% of deliveries were spontaneous
53% of deliveries were spontaneous vaginal births, 10% had instrumental assistance, 15% were elective caesarean sections and 17% were emergency caesarean sections.
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.
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