Policy, service, and training provision for women following a traumatic birth: an international knowledge mapping exercise

Table 1 Country level data

	Number of inhabitants (in millions)^h	Number of births per year	Birth rate (‰)	Average % of caesarean sections per year across country	% of home births per year	Care system^j	Number of maternity hospitals^k	Ratio of maternity hospitals (number per 1 million inhabitants)
Belgium	11.49	115,565	10.1%	21%	0.53%	1	104	9
Cyprus	1.2	9548^a	10.7%^b	54%	0%	2	34^c	28
England	56	625,651	11.2%	29%	2.1%	1	134	2.4
France	67	753,000	11.2%	19.7%	0.6%	2	513	7.7
Germany	83.02	784,901	9.5%	30.5%	1.3%	2	672	8.1
Greece	10.8	83,763	7.8%^a	56.8%	< 1%	2	107^d	10.3
Iceland	0.35	4448	12.6‰	16.1%	1.8%	1	7	20
Ireland	4.76	61,084	12.8‰	33.8%	0.2%	2	19	4
Netherlands	17.43	161,720	9.3‰	15.7%	12.7%	1	75	4.3
Northern Ireland	1.91	20,814	10.9‰	32%	0.22%	2	17^e	8.9
Norway	5.38	54,407	10.1‰	15.9%	0.41%	2	47^f	8.7
Poland	38.41	389,603	10.1‰	44.7%	0.2%	2	387	10.1
Portugal	10.28	86,256	8.4‰	32.5%	1%	2	238	23.2
Republic of Serbia	7	63,975	9.2‰	32.2%	0.15%	2	58	8.3
Scotland	5.5	48,912	8.9‰	34.5%	1.17%	1	43^g	7.8
Spain	47.33	359,770	7.6‰	26.7%	0.32%	2	511	10.8
Switzerland	8.6	86,172	10.0‰	32.0%	1.03%	2	87	10.1
Turkey	83.15	1,183,652	14.2‰	53.1%	0.9%	2	1329	16

^aIn the government-controlled area (South)
^bData was collected direct from the stakeholders
^c5 public hospitals and 29 maternity private clinics
^d64 public maternity units and 43 private maternity units
^e8 maternity hospitals and 9 Midwife-led units (6 Alongside MLUs & 3 Free Standing MLUs – Reconfiguring due to COVID-19 currently there are - 6 AMUs and 1 FMU with other units planned to reopen)
^f42 maternity clinics and 5 maternity wards
^g18 obstetric units, 19 freestanding midwife-led units and 6 alongside midwife-led units
^hCountry level data was based on the most recent available census, at the time of data collection. Some data were rounded to two decimal places. ⁱThe data used to calculate birth rate and ratio of maternity hospitals were sometimes collected for different reference years. ^jCare system: 1 = public care only; 2 = public and private care. ^k There were inconsistencies in how data was reported – some provided the numbers of maternity hospitals, whereas others detailed the different levels of provision, i.e. numbers of maternity units, consultant led units, etc.

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