Health written question – answered at on 7 February 2011.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent assessment he has made provision for specialist perinatal healthcare in (a) the London borough of Haringey and (b) Greater London.
The best measure of take-up of maternity services available is from the NHS maternity statistics. Details of hospital deliveries by ethnicity are in the following table. The NHS maternity statistics do not include details of socioeconomic status.
Ethnic group | Number of deliveries( 1) | Percentage of total deliveries |
White | 463,016 | 77.6 |
Asian or Asian British | 65,782 | 11.0 |
Black or Black British | 35,152 | 5.9 |
Chinese and Other | 21,853 | 3.7 |
Mixed | 10,492 | 1.8 |
Total | 596,295 | 100 |
(1) Deliveries where ethnic group of mother is unknown have been excluded. Source: NHS Maternity Statistics 2009-10, NHS Information Centre |
Maternity services are available to women in Haringey via direct access or referral from a general practitioner (GP). Information about direct access to midwifery services is available on hospital trust websites and has been widely disseminated via children's centres, general practice and related services such as contraceptive and sexual health services. GPs are aware of local maternity services as well as the importance of early access, receiving regular training and updates from the maternity and obstetric teams through GP meetings and educational sessions. GPs discuss access to specialised services with women according to need as they progress through the perinatal service. Patterns of provision and advertising of services are local matters but similar patterns exist throughout England.
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