Maternity data
Below you can see how our women and birthing people gave birth in our maternity units across our hospitals for the month of October 2024:
Choice of birth
Basildon - 410
Broomfield - 389
Southend - 340
Babies born
Basildon - 299
Broomfield - 354
Southend - 268
Sets of multiples
Basildon - 6
Broomfield - 3
Southend - 0
Boys born
Basildon - 147
Broomfield - 195
Southend - 140
Girls born
Basildon - 152
Broomfield - 160
Southend - 129
Average weight (g)
Basildon - 3325
Broomfield - 3357
Southend - 3390
Induction of labour
Basildon - 34%
Broomfield - 36%
Southend - 35%
Instrumental delivery
Basildon - 13%
Broomfield - 12%
Southend - 9%
Vaginal/frontal births
Basildon - 147
Broomfield - 179
Southend - 144
Waterbirths
Basildon - 6
Broomfield - 18
Southend - 9
Percentage of breast/chestfeeding at birth
Basildon - 79%
Broomfield - 65%
Southend - 68%
Babies lost
Basildon - 0
Broomfield - 3
Southend - 3
Caesarean births
Basildon - 152
- At request - 41%
- In labour - 59%
Broomfield - 176
- At request - 43%
- In labour - 57%
Southend - 125
- At request - 46%
- In labour - 54%
Busiest and quietest days
Basildon
- Busiest day - 7 October
- Quietest day - 12 October
Broomfield
- Busiest day - 10 October
- Quietest day - 5 October
Southend
- Busiest day - 4 October
- Quietest day - 11 October
Place of birth
Labour ward
Basildon - 92%
Broomfield - 87%
Southend - 90%
Midwifery unit
Basildon - 5%
Broomfield - 10%
Southend - 4%
Home births
Basildon - 2%
Broomfield - 1%
Southend - 3%
Other
Basildon - 0%
Broomfield - 1%
Southend - 2%
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