Re: [ozmidwifery] UK Holland NZ Birth Stats

[Darren Sunn]

Try this hyperlink:   http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0004393.html     It has some other info also.   I had this info in files so it may be of help.   Darren...     Englands Maternity facts:  KEY FACTS In 2000-01: over 21% of deliveries were induced over 21% of deliveries were by caesarean section; more than half of these were emergency caesareans about 11% were instrumental deliveries women with spontaneous deliveries spent on average 1 day in hospital after delivery, women with instrumental deliveries 1 or 2 days and women with caesarean deliveries 3 or 4 days During delivery about 1/3 of women had an epidural, general or spinal anaesthetic 14% of women had an episiotomy Between 1997-98 and 2000-01: the caesarean rate increased from 18.2% to 21.5% the proportion of women staying in hospital 4 days or more after delivery fell from 21% to 19