Basic Maternity Statistics For Northern Ireland (2004)

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Hospital		Births per Year	Induction Rate	Caesarean Rate	Instrumental Delivery	Normal Birth Rate
Northern Ireland		21854	%	26%	12.5%	%
Altnagelvin Area Hospital		2513		21.4%	14.4%
Antrim		2258		26.5%	12.9%
Causeway Hospital		1127		22%	9.2%
Craigavon Area Hospital		2805		31.4%	12.9%
Lagan Valley Hospital		1122		21%	11.4%
Mater Infirmorum, Belfast		1112		26.4%	12.2%
Daisy Hill Hospital, Newry		1604		26.9%	10.2%
Royal Jubilee Maternity Service		4793		31.5%	12.3%
Erne Hospital, Enniskillen		1153		24.5%	9.5%
Ulster Hospital, Belfast		2732		21.1%	15.9%

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