NHS Maternity Statistics for England, 2010-11 Financial Year

Over 668,000 detailed records of deliveries in NHS hospitals in England for the 2010-11 financial year. This thirteenth bulletin from NHS Digital, published as an Excel workbook, includes 33 tables and 3 graphs covering delivery methods, complications, and provider-level analysis. The data is sourced from the Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) system, which collected over 17 million records of admitted patient care that year.

Use Cases

• Analyzing trends in method of delivery (e.g., caesarean rates) based on the detailed delivery records.
• Studying provider-level performance and variations in care based on the strategic health authority and hospital provider analysis.
• Investigating associations between birth outcomes and factors like gestation length or birth weight mentioned in the tables.
• Examining the use of medical interventions such as anaesthetics or episiotomy during deliveries.

Strengths

• Covers over 668,000 detailed delivery records, providing substantial observational scale.
• Includes provider-level analysis at national, strategic health authority, and hospital levels.
• Contains 33 tables and 3 graphs in a structured Excel workbook, offering multiple analytical views.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count for the underlying raw data is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data is from a single financial year (2010-11), limiting longitudinal analysis without additional releases.

Provenance

Source

NHS Digital

Collection Method

Collected via the Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) system for admitted patient care.

Time Range

April 2010 to March 2011 (2010-11 financial year)

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:32:30.246630; freshness should be verified.

Geography

England