NI 126: Early Access to Maternity Services for Women in England, 2009-2010

England's maternal healthcare data measures the percentage of women who had an assessment with a midwife or maternity professional by 12 weeks of pregnancy. The dataset was published by the Department of Health and Social Care via DCLG Floor Targets Interactive. It covers the time period from 2009 to 2010.

Use Cases

• Monitor early engagement with maternity services based on the reported percentage metric.
• Assess regional performance in maternal healthcare provision based on geographic coverage of England.
• Analyze trends in timely prenatal assessment based on the 2009-2010 time coverage.

Strengths

• Specific geographic coverage of England.
• Clear temporal coverage from 2009 to 2010.
• Data originates from the authoritative Department of Health and Social Care.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect temporal bias inherent to the 2009-2010 period.

Provenance

Source

Department of Health and Social Care

Time Range

2009-2010

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:31:30.725358; freshness should be verified.

Geography

England