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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

Births

Gestation length at birth

7% of babies were born premature

Preterm' births are babies born before 37 weeks of pregnancy. The mortality rate is higher for babies born preterm, and babies also have increased rates of disability. NICE recommends that pregnant women at increased risk of preterm labour should be given information about the potential signs and symptoms.


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: 5 October 2021 7:35 pm