Birth Statistics

Spontaneous onset of labour Labour induced Spontaneous vaginal birth Total Instrumental birth Total caesarean birth Total episiotomy Initiated breastfeeding within 1 hr of birth Exclusively breastfeeding on discharge		All mothers	First time mothers	2nd & subsequent time mothers		County
1.	Cavan Gen. Hsp.	15.2%	-	-		Cavan
2.	Midwifery Led Unit Cavan	0%	-	-		Cavan
3.	Cork University Maternity Hsp.	-	-	-		Cork
4.	Letterkenny Gen. Hsp.	13.1%	-	-		Donegal
5.	Coombe Women & Infants University Hsp.	17.6%	33.2%	6.5%		Dublin
6.	Mount Carmel	11.2%	23.1%	4%		Dublin
7.	National Maternity Hsp.	15%	25.3%	5.4%		Dublin
8.	Rotunda Hsp.	19.8%	33.1%	7.9%		Dublin
9.	Portiuncula Hsp.	18.9%	33.1%	9.9%		Galway
10.	University Hsp. Galway	17.4%	32.2%	7.1%		Galway
11.	Kerry Gen. Hsp.	15.7%	-	-		Kerry
12.	St. Luke's Gen. Hsp. Kilkenny	14.2%	-	-		Kilkenny
13.	Midland Reg. Hsp. Portlaoise	14.9%	-	-		Laois
14.	Mid West Reg. Maternity Hsp. Limerick	14.6%	27.3%	5.6%		Limerick
15.	Our Lady of Lourdes Hsp. Drogheda	16.1%	29.3%	9%		Louth
16.	MLU OLOL	0.7%	-	-		Louth
17.	Mayo Gen. Hsp.	14.4%	19.5%	11.3%		Mayo
18.	Sligo Gen. Hsp.	13.4%	-	-		Sligo
19.	South Tipperary Gen. Hsp.	18.1%	28.1%	9.9%		Tipperary
20.	Waterford Reg. Hsp.	17.9%	-	-		Waterford
21.	Midland Reg. Hsp. Mullingar	13%	-	-		Westmeath
22.	Wexford Gen. Hsp.	13.3%	-	-		Wexford
Min		0%	19.5%	4%
Max		19.8%	33.2%	11.3%
Delta		19.8%	13.7%	7.3%
Average		14%	28.4%	7.7%
Weighted Average		16%	29.5%	7.2%
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All % data provided here has been calculated by 'bump2babe: The Consumer Guide to Maternity Services in Ireland'. Maternity units provided bump2babe with numbers of mothers for the various categories and we calculated the percentage rates based on the numbers of mothers who gave birth in the unit. We are not responsible for any inaccuracies in the figures given to bump2babe. The guide has highlighted and raised concerns about differences in data recording and reporting abilities in the 22 maternity units in Ireland.