Table 3 Consistency of Method of delivery in English NHS trusts in 2009/10 as defined using OPCS delivery code and the maternity tail delmeth code
Method of delivery(OPCS) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Method of Delivery(Delmeth) | Elective CS | Emergency CS | Breech vaginal | Forceps | Vacuum | Cephalic vaginal | Other | Row total |
Elective CS | 47,623 | 4,131 | 15 | 26 | 186 | 139 | 1 | 52,121 |
Emergency CS | 3,890 | 70,298 | 18 | 17 | 29 | 287 | 0 | 74,539 |
Breech vaginal | 101 | 115 | 1,547 | 63 | 919 | 424 | 1 | 3,170 |
Forceps | 324 | 173 | 5 | 28,755 | 438 | 414 | 0 | 30,109 |
Vacuum | 13 | 52 | 3 | 1,347 | 31,526 | 493 | 0 | 33,422 |
Cephalic vaginal | 396 | 904 | 202 | 1,573 | 1,481 | 345,723 | 37 | 350,316 |
Other | 125 | 332 | 19 | 727 | 50 | 652 | 1 | 1,906 |
Total | 52,472 | 76,004 | 1,809 | 32,508 | 34,629 | 348,132 | 40 | 545,594 |