Births in the United Kingdom (UK)

Statistics report about births and maternity care in the United Kingdom (UK)

Births in the United Kingdom (UK)

This report contains a range of statistics about births and maternity in the United Kingdom (UK). Included within the report are chapters about multiple births and teenage births, before going onto chapters about the type of deliveries occurring in the UK and the health behaviors of mothers during their pregnancy.

Table of contents

Overview

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  • Basic Statistic Fertility rate in the United Kingdom 2021
  • Premium Statistic Crude birth rate in the United Kingdom (UK) 2006-2021
  • Basic Statistic Number of live births in the UK 1887-2021
  • Basic Statistic Number of live births in England and Wales in 2000-2021, by marital status
  • Basic Statistic Childbirth: person conducting delivery in England 2021/22
  • Basic Statistic Maternities in National Health Service hospitals in England 2005-2022
  • Basic Statistic Number of maternal deliveries in NHS hospitals in England 2021/22, by age
  • Premium Statistic Multiple birth rate in England and Wales 1990-2020
  • Premium Statistic Multiple birth rate in England and Wales by age of mother 2020

Teen births

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  • Premium Statistic Live births in England and Wales 2021, by age of mother
  • Premium Statistic Share of teenagers giving birth in England 2021/22, by deprivation decile
  • Premium Statistic Scotland: number of teenage conceptions 2021, by age of mother and outcome
  • Premium Statistic Live birth rate of teenage mothers in Northern Ireland 2008-2017

Type of deliveries

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  • Basic Statistic Method of onset of labor in England 2005-2022
  • Basic Statistic Childbirth: method of delivery in NHS hospitals in England 2021/22
  • Basic Statistic Childbirth: method of delivery in NHS hospitals in Scotland 2020/21

Health of the mother

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  • Basic Statistic England: women smoking during pregnancy 2006-2023
  • Premium Statistic England: breakdown of women smoking status during pregnancy 2021/22, by age group
  • Premium Statistic Scotland: share of women smoking during pregnancy 2000-2022
  • Premium Statistic Scotland: share of women smoking during pregnancy 2022, by age group
  • Premium Statistic England: BMI distribution of women during pregnancy 2018/19, by age group
  • Premium Statistic Scotland: BMI distribution of women during pregnancy 2015-2023
  • Basic Statistic Antenatal length of stay in hospitals in England 2021/22
  • Basic Statistic Postnatal length of stay in hospitals in England 2021/22

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