Maternity data
Below you can see how our women and birthing people gave birth in our maternity units across our hospitals for the month of May 2026:
Choice of birth
Basildon - 398
Broomfield - 301
Southend - 297
Babies born
Basildon - 334
Broomfield - 298
Southend - 297
Sets of multiples
Basildon - 4
Broomfield - 4
Southend - 3
Boys born
Basildon - 169
Broomfield - 140
Southend - 120
Girls born
Basildon - 166
Broomfield - 158
Southend - 127
Average weight (g)
Basildon - 3344
Broomfield - 3340
Southend - 3327
Induction of labour
Basildon - 30%
Broomfield - 37%
Southend - 36%
Instrumental delivery
Basildon - 15%
Broomfield - 9%
Southend - 6%
Vaginal/frontal births
Basildon - 149
Broomfield - 152
Southend - 133
Waterbirths
Basildon - 14
Broomfield - 11
Southend - 5
Percentage of breast/chestfeeding at birth
Basildon - 79%
Broomfield - 70%
Southend - 70%
Babies lost
(All classifications and babies lost due to fetal abnormality).
Basildon - 2
Broomfield - 2
Southend - 4
Caesarean births
Basildon - 186
- At request - 34%
- In labour - 66%
Broomfield - 147
- At request - 41%
- In labour - 59%
Southend — 114
- At request - 33%
- In labour - 67%
Busiest and quietest days
Basildon
- Busiest day - 31 May
- Quietest day - 17 May
Broomfield
- Busiest day - 26 May
- Quietest day - 10 May
Southend
- Busiest day - 28 May
- Quietest day - 27 May
Place of birth
Labour ward
Basildon - 94%
Broomfield - 92%
Southend - 98%
Midwifery unit
Basildon - 4%
Broomfield - 6%
Southend - 2%
Home births
Basildon - 1%
Broomfield - 2%
Southend - 1%
Other
Basildon - 0%
Broomfield - 1%
Southend - 0%
Older maternity data
| Choice of birth | Basildon | Broomfield | Southend |
| April 2026 | 353 | 333 | 288 |
| March 2026 | 381 | 367 | 369 |
| February 2026 | 367 | 304 | 329 |
| January 2026 | 390 | 357 | 315 |
| December 2025 | 339 | 351 | 295 |
| Babies born | |||
| April 2026 | 317 | 316 | 246 |
| March 2026 | 381 | 367 | 259 |
| February 2026 | 258 | 304 | 242 |
| January 2026 | 264 | 299 | 261 |
| December 2025 | 286 | 302 | 255 |
| Sets of multiples | |||
| April 2026 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| March 2026 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| February 2026 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| January 2026 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| December 2025 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Boys born | |||
| April 2026 | 174 | 152 | 127 |
| March 2026 | 167 | 169 | 116 |
| February 2026 | 140 | 138 | 131 |
| January 2026 | 125 | 151 | 124 |
| December 2025 | 150 | 173 | 124 |
| Girls born | |||
| April 2026 | 144 | 162 | 119 |
| March 2026 | 147 | 153 | 144 |
| February 2026 | 118 | 132 | 112 |
| January 2026 | 139 | 149 | 138 |
| December 2025 | 138 | 129 | 131 |
| Average weight (g) | |||
| April 2026 | 3311 | 3357 | 3452 |
| March 2026 | 3342 | 3419 | 3366 |
| February 2026 | 3255 | 3301 | 3348 |
| January 2026 | 3267 | 3376 | 3401 |
| December 2025 | 3344 | 3334 | 3341 |
| Induction of labour % | |||
| April 2026 | 31 | 31 | 40 |
| March 2026 | 30 | 33 | 38 |
| February 2026 | 29 | 40 | 43 |
| January 2026 | 25 | 40 | 39 |
| December 2025 | 35 | 36 | 37 |
| Instrumental delivery % | |||
| April 2026 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
| March 2026 | 13 | 8 | 13 |
| February 2026 | 13 | 10 | 13 |
| January 2026 | 11 | 11 | 8 |
| December 2025 | 11 | 11 | 16 |
| Vaginal/frontal births | |||
| April 2026 | 138 | 159 | 126 |
| March 2026 | 147 | 161 | 146 |
| February 2026 | 120 | 127 | 127 |
| January 2026 | 109 | 140 | 138 |
| December 2025 | 116 | 177 | 140 |
| Waterbirths | |||
| April 2026 | 16 | 11 | 7 |
| March 2026 | 9 | 17 | 3 |
| February 2026 | 7 | 9 | 2 |
| January 2026 | 12 | 6 | 8 |
| December 2025 | 8 | 15 | 11 |
| % breast/chestfeeding at birth | |||
| April 2026 | 79 | 66 | 74 |
| March 2026 | 81 | 69 | 74 |
| February 2026 | 79 | 72 | 72 |
| January 2026 | 81 | 71 | 74 |
| December 2025 | 81 | 65 | 73 |
| Babies lost (all classifications and babies lost due to fetal abnormality) | |||
| April 2026 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| March 2026 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| February 2026 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| January 2026 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| December 2025 | 9 | 2 | 4 |
| Caesarean births total | |||
| April 2026 | 181 | 157 | 120 |
| March 2026 | 168 | 162 | 114 |
| February 2026 | 139 | 145 | 116 |
| January 2026 | 155 | 160 | 124 |
| December 2025 | 173 | 125 | 115 |
| Caesarean births (at request) % | |||
| April 2026 | 37 | 46 | 50 |
| March 2026 | 32 | 43 | 44 |
| February 2026 | 36 | 35 | 42 |
| January 2026 | 38 | 38 | 44 |
| December 2025 | 34 | 37 | 51 |
| Caesarean births (in labour) % | |||
| April 2026 | 63 | 54 | 50 |
| March 2026 | 68 | 57 | 56 |
| February 2026 | 64 | 65 | 58 |
| January 2026 | 62 | 62 | 56 |
| December 2025 | 66 | 63 | 49 |
| Busiest day | |||
| April 2026 | 14 April | 14 April | 14 April |
| March 2026 | 3 March | 17 March | 17 March |
| February 2026 | 23 February | 19 February | 26 February |
| January 2026 | 29 January | 6 January | 2 January |
| December 2025 | 29 December | 29 December | 29 December |
| Quietest day | |||
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April 2026 |
1 April |
19 April |
4 April |
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March 2026 |
4 March |
5 March |
21 March |
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February 2026 |
6 February |
10 February |
7 February |
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January 2026 |
11 January |
25 January |
14 January |
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December 2025 |
7 December |
26 December |
26 December
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