Maternity unit and care type | England | Wales | England and Wales | Scotland | Northern Ireland | Total | |
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Year 2002a | 2002 | 1988b | 2002a | 2002a | 2002 | 2002a | |
Stand alone | |||||||
Any type | 56 | 4 | 65 | 60 | 13 | 0 | 73 |
Midwife-led carec | 47 | 3 | – | 50 | 5 | 0 | 55 |
GPs attendd | 1 | 0 | 65 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Bothe | 8 | 1 | – | 9 | 7 | 0 | 16 |
Alongside | |||||||
Any type | 18 | 0 | 29 | 18 | 3f | 1f | 22 |
Midwife-led carec | 16 | 0 | – | 16 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
GPs attendd | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Both | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Integrated | |||||||
Any type | 112 | 11 | 134 | 123 | 2 | 2 | 127 |
Midwife-led carec | 102 | 11 | – | 113 | 2 | 2 | 117 |
GPs attendd | 1 | 0 | 134 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Both | 9 | 0 | – | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
Non-consultant unit | 186 | 15 | 239 | 201 | 18 | 3 | 222 |
Consultant unit | 53 | 4 | 67 | 57 | 15 | 7 | 79 |
Total | 242 | 19 | 306 | 261 | 37 | 10 | 308 |
↵a Seven non-responders, unit type not known in 2002 survey; three English and four Scottish.
↵b Data from reference 3: 1988 survey in England and Wales; of 20 non-responders 11 were GP units and nine consultant units.
↵c Women can be booked for midwife-led care throughout pregnancy.
↵d Units where GPs will attend women in labour either electively or if labour problems arise.
↵e Units where both of these options are available.
↵f Two alongside units in Scotland and one in Northern Ireland stated that they did not provide midwife-led care.