Health written question – answered at on 13 October 2011.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) midwife-led and (b) consultant-led maternity units there are in each region.
The Department does not collect information on the number of midwife-led and consultant-led maternity units. Information supplied to NHS Choices is shown in the following table:
Strategic health authority | Midwife-led units | Consultant-led (obstetric) units |
North-east | 7 | 11 |
North-west | 5 | 27 |
Yorkshire and The Humber | 7 | 21 |
East midlands | 4 | 10 |
West midlands | 9 | 19 |
East of England | 6 | 21 |
London | 4 | 28 |
South east coast | 3 | 21 |
South central | 11 | 10 |
South-west | 17 | 16 |
Source: NHS Choices. |
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