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Additional analysis on gestation length, by labour onset and delivery method

A count of live births and stillbirths, at 40-45 weeks gestation, broken down by gestation length, labour onset method and delivery method, England, April 2019 to March 2023, from the Maternity Services Dataset (MSDS).
Date published:
18 March 2024

Request received

A count of stillbirths and live births by both week of gestation (week 40, 41 and 42+) and mode of onset/delivery.

Our response

In our response we provided:

  • a count of live births and stillbirths, at 40-45 weeks gestation, broken down by gestation length and labour onset method, England, April 2019 to March 2023, from the Maternity Services Dataset (MSDS) 
  • a count of live births and stillbirths, at 40 - 45 weeks gestation, broken down by gestation length and delivery method, England, April 2019 to March 2023, from the Maternity Services Dataset (MSDS)

  • a count of live births, at 40-45 weeks gestation, broken down by labour onset method and delivery method, England, April 2019 to March 2023

  • a count of live births and stillbirths, at 37+ weeks gestation, by the number of previous caesareans, England, April 2019 to March 2023.

Please note, we have added some further breakdowns to this request since it was first published.

Further data is available from the Maternity Services Monthly statistics publication. 

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Last edited: 6 September 2024 3:05 pm