Specialised commissioning hubs are based in: East Midlands East of England North East London North West South East Coast Central West Midlands Yorkshire and The Humber South West 3.2 Number of live births in England The market has been assessed to evaluate the number of women by region who may require admittance to a Mother and Baby Unit. The calculation is based on live births in England. The Office of National Statistics (ONS) data used in this report is based on the Strategic Health Authorities figures for 2012. During the last 10 years, live births in England and Wales have increased from 596,122 (2002) to 729,674 (2012) representing a 22.4% increase over the period. The rate of growth has slowed down over the past 2 years but growth rate in live births should be taken into consideration for future expansion of MBUs. Historical data of live births in England and Wales yr on yr Number of % Year births 0.02 2002 596,122 4.25 2003 621,469 2.94 2004 639,721 0.96 2005 645,835 3.68 2006 669,601 3.05 2007 690,013 2.71 2008 708,711 0.03 2009 706,248 2.4 2010 723,165 0.1 723,913 2011 0.8 2012 729,674
Specialised commissioning hubs are based in: East Midlands East of England North East London North West South East Coast Central West Midlands Yorkshire and The Humber South West 3.2 Number of live births in England The market has been assessed to evaluate the number of women by region who may require admittance to a Mother and Baby Unit. The calculation is based on live births in England. The Office of National Statistics (ONS) data used in this report is based on the Strategic Health Authorities figures for 2012. During the last 10 years, live births in England and Wales have increased from 596,122 (2002) to 729,674 (2012) representing a 22.4% increase over the period. The rate of growth has slowed down over the past 2 years but growth rate in live births should be taken into consideration for future expansion of MBUs. Historical data of live births in England and Wales Year Number of births yr on yr % 2002 596,122 0.02 2003 621,469 4.25 2004 639,721 2.94 2005 645,835 0.96 2006 669,601 3.68 2007 690,013 3.05 2008 708,711 2.71 2009 706,248 0.03 2010 723,165 2.4 2011 723,913 0.1 2012 729,674 0.8