Latest findings
6.6% of liveborn babies were low birthweight in 2019
In 2019, there were 17 maternal deaths, or 6 deaths per 100,000 women giving birth
In 2019, 298,567 women gave birth to 303,054 babies
1 in 4 women giving birth in 2019 were aged 35 or over
One in 8 (13%) babies of mothers aged 40 and over were pre-term, compared with 8.2% of babies born to mothers aged 20–34
More than half (55%) of mothers aged 40 and over gave birth by caesarean section