FOI Request
- Disclosure ID
- FOI/03352
- Request Date
- October 8, 2019
- Subject
- Birth Rate
- Description
1). Please provide the number of live term infants born in your maternity unit for each of the following years; 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
2). Please provide for the same years the total number of term infants that were stillborn, with the intrauterine death occurring either before or during labour.
3). Please provide for the same years the 5-minute Apgar scor of
4). Please provide for the same years the Hypoxic-Ischaemic Encephalopathy rate (HIE) for moderate/severe (rate per 10,000)
5). For the year 2018 alone please detail how many obstetricians and midwives were working for you (Please give separate numbers for both professions).
- Response
1).
Births by calendar year 2014 3147 2015 2994 2016 3005 2017 2943 2018 2825 2).
Stillbirths 2014 17 None during labour 2015 10 2016 12 2017 11 2018 11 3).
Apgar score <6 @ 5 mins 2014 65 2015 69 2016 84 2017 82 2018 65 4).
HIE rate per 10,000 2014 0.64% 2015 1.00% 2016 1.00% 2017 0.68% 2018 0.71% 5). As of December 2018 –
Midwives – 120
10 Obstetricians total consisting of –
8 Consultants
2 Associate Specialists