NHS Lothian Maternity Services will publish their birth statistics monthly starting with the August 2023 births.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Around 9000 babies are born in NHS Lothian every year – on the labour wards at St John\u2019s Hospital or the Royal Infirmary, at the Lothian Birth Centre or at home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
NHS Lothian Maternity Services constantly review their birth data and the Quality Improvement Team identify yearly priorities. This work has resulted in the creation of a Preterm Birth Clinic, a Small Baby Research Clinic and a Birth Choices Clinic for women and birthing people who have had a previous caesarean birth and want to discuss their options for their next pregnancy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The table below shows how NHS Lothian rates for method of birth compare to the national Scottish average. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
National birth rates released by Public Health Scotland for year ending 31\/03\/2022 (most recent): Births in Scotland – Year ending 31 March 2022 – Births in Scotland – Publications – Public Health Scotland<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n SVB: spontaneous vaginal birth rate, including those births which started as inductions of labour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Watch this space for more birth stats next month with new features such as the most popular baby names, the busiest month to be born in, a focus on infant feeding choices and lots more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Since you are here, why not have a look around our website which has up-to-date information about your local maternity services in Edinburgh and the Lothians.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" NHS Lothian Maternity Services will publish their birth statistics monthly starting with the August 2023 births. 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