Number of Home Births increases in England and Wales
April 4, 2008
In response to a question by John Mann, MP for Bassetlaw, to the Secretary of State for Health regarding the number of home births in each of the last 10 years, the National Statistician, Karen Dunnell, replied with the table below. It shows that a steadily increasing number of women are giving birth at home in England and Wales. There were nearly 4,000 more home births in 2006 (the latest year for which figures are available) than in 1997.
|
1997 |
14,412 |
|
1998 |
13,815 |
|
1999 |
13,271 |
|
2000 |
12,803 |
|
2001 |
12,115 |
|
2002 |
12,697 |
|
2003 |
13,590 |
|
2004 |
14,506 |
|
2005 |
16,501 |
|
2006 |
18,100 |
Entry Filed under: England, Parliamentary update, Pregnancy and birth, Wales. Tags: pregnancy, NCT, labour, Home births.
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