National results for England in the most recent 12 months for which data are available are presented on this webpage. Results from the previous 12 months are also presented for reference.
Maternity outcomes tell us about the health of the mother and baby after delivery. Care practice measures provide contextual information about the maternity care delivered: there is no ‘correct’ value for care practice measures to take, but they can be helpful to interpret the maternity outcomes.
Please note that caesarean section rates are not being reported at this time.
| Pregnancy Outcomes |
| All Trusts |
Aug 2021 - Jul 2022 |
Aug 2020 - Jul 2021 |
All singleton births (n)
Stillbirths (%) |
473,941
0.37 |
486,749
0.36 |
Singleton births with recorded sex, gestational age, and birthweight (n)
Babies born small-for-gestational-age (%) |
312,949
5.3 |
329,083
5.1 |
All singleton births with recorded gestational age (n)
Preterm births (%) |
340,869
6.1 |
341,466
6.0 |
All singleton vaginal births (n)
3rd/4th degree tears (%) |
304,168
3.0 |
323,199
3.0 |
| Care Practices |
| All Trusts |
Aug 2021 - Jul 2022 |
Aug 2020 - Jul 2021 |
All singleton births with delivery onset recorded excluding elective caesarean sections (n)
Induced labours (%) |
281,531
39.4 |
306,803
40.7 |
All singleton births excluding elective caesarean sections (n)
Unassisted vaginal birth* (%)
Assisted vaginal birth* (%) |
400,158
62.2
14.1 |
416,492
62.9
14.7 |
| * Assisted vaginal birth indicates use of either forceps or vacuum, whereas unassisted birth indicates neither of these were used. |
| Data Quality |
| All Trusts |
Aug 2021 - Jul 2022 |
Aug 2020 - Jul 2021 |
All singleton births (n)
Births with gestational age, fetus outcome and birthweight recorded (%) |
473,941
73.6 |
486,749
73.9 |