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 2025:
Choice of birth
Basildon - 349
Broomfield - 345
Southend - 292
Babies born
Basildon - 351
Broomfield - 347
Southend - 303
Sets of multiples
Basildon - 5
Broomfield - 4
Southend - 3
Boys born
Basildon - 188
Broomfield - 192
Southend - 162
Girls born
Basildon - 163
Broomfield - 155
Southend - 143
Average weight (g)
Basildon - 3258
Broomfield - 3422
Southend - 3341
Induction of labour
Basildon - 27%
Broomfield - 36%
Southend - 40%
Instrumental delivery
Basildon - 10%
Broomfield - 11%
Southend - 9%
Vaginal/frontal births
Basildon - 177
Broomfield - 188
Southend - 158
Waterbirths
Basildon - 10
Broomfield - 17
Southend - 6
Percentage of breast/chestfeeding at birth
Basildon - 75%
Broomfield - 70%
Southend - 72%
Babies lost
(All classifications and babies lost due to fetal abnormality).
Basildon - 2
Broomfield - 3
Southend - 2
Caesarean births
Basildon - 175
- At request - 38%
- In labour - 62%
Broomfield - 159
- At request - 47%
- In labour - 53%
Southend - 147
- At request - 46%
- In labour - 54%
Busiest and quietest days
Basildon
- Busiest day - 22 May
- Quietest day - 7 May
Broomfield
- Busiest day - 9 May
- Quietest day - 3 May
Southend
- Busiest day - 6 May
- Quietest day - 4 May
Place of birth
Labour ward
Basildon - 91%
Broomfield - 86%
Southend - 97%
Midwifery unit
Basildon - 5%
Broomfield - 10%
Southend - 2%
Home births
Basildon - 4%
Broomfield - 6%
Southend - 2%
Other
Basildon - 0%
Broomfield - 0%
Southend - 0%
Older maternity data
| Basildon | Broomfield | Southend | |
| Choice of birth | |||
| April 2025 | 344 | 342 | 309 |
| March 2025 | 381 | 364 | 321 |
| February 2025 | 384 | 334 | 307 |
| January 2025 | 418 | 441 | 353 |
| December 2024 | 430 | 365 | 279 |
| November 2024 | 419 | 367 | 306 |
| Babies born | |||
| April 2025 | 324 | 299 | 237 |
| March 2025 | 309 | 305 | 276 |
| February 2025 | 279 | 278 | 234 |
| January 2025 | 301 | 306 | 263 |
| December 2024 | 274 | 312 | 265 |
| November 2024 | 321 | 304 | 256 |
| Sets of multiples | |||
| April 2025 | 7 | 2 | 3 |
| March 2025 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| February 2025 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| January 2025 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| December 2024 | 4 | 9 | 4 |
| November 2024 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
| Boys born | |||
| April 2025 | 171 | 157 | 121 |
| March 2025 | 167 | 149 | 130 |
| February 2025 | 156 | 148 | 122 |
| January 2025 | 163 | 155 | 132 |
| December 2024 | 146 | 158 | 144 |
| November 2024 | 169 | 167 | 123 |
| Girls born | |||
| April 2025 | 153 | 140 | 117 |
| March 2025 | 143 | 158 | 147 |
| February 2025 | 122 | 130 | 113 |
| January 2025 | 140 | 152 | 131 |
| December 2024 | 128 | 155 | 124 |
| November 2024 | 153 | 139 | 136 |
| Average weight (g) | |||
| April 2025 | 3271 | 3360 | 3389 |
| March 2025 | 3254 | 3299 | 3375 |
| February 2025 | 3309 | 3317 | 3355 |
| January 2025 | 3272 | 3326 | 3278 |
| December 2024 | 3262 | 3243 | 3319 |
| November 2024 | 3298 | 3228 | 3400 |
| Induction of labour % | |||
| April 2025 | 28 | 38 | 37 |
| March 2025 | 28 | 38 | 33 |
| February 2025 | 30 | 35 | 31 |
| January 2025 | 34 | 41 | 32 |
| December 2024 | 27 | 37 | 34 |
| November 2024 | 32 | 33 | 37 |
| Instrumental delivery % | |||
| April 2025 | 13 | 14 | 12 |
| March 2025 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| February 2025 | 12 | 11 | 4 |
| January 2025 | 14 | 11 | 8 |
| December 2024 | 12 | 9 | 9 |
| November 2024 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Vaginal/frontal births | |||
| April 2025 | 149 | 176 | 132 |
| March 2025 | 129 | 162 | 155 |
| February 2025 | 131 | 139 | 126 |
| January 2025 | 146 | 169 | 140 |
| December 2024 | 131 | 162 | 138 |
| November 2024 | 130 | 163 | 149 |
| Waterbirths | |||
| April 2025 | 7 | 15 | 4 |
| March 2025 | 10 | 13 | 5 |
| February 2025 | 9 | 14 | 7 |
| January 2025 | 10 | 16 | 6 |
| December 2024 | 3 | 15 | 2 |
| November 2024 | 4 | 7 | 3 |
| % breast/chestfeeding at birth | |||
| April 2025 | 72 | 67 | 67 |
| March 2025 | 71 | 69 | 72 |
| February 2025 | 79 | 67 | 76 |
| January 2025 | 81 | 66 | 65 |
| December 2024 | 76 | 67 | 62 |
| November 2024 | 78 | 62 | 68 |
| Babies lost (all classifications and babies lost due to fetal abnormality) | |||
| April 2025 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| March 2025 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| February 2025 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| January 2025 | 2 | 14 | 1 |
| December 2024 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| November 2024 | 2 | 11 | 3 |
| Caesarean births total | |||
| April 2025 | 175 | 123 | 106 |
| March 2025 | 122 | 145 | 122 |
| February 2025 | 148 | 139 | 109 |
| January 2025 | 157 | 138 | 123 |
| December 2024 | 144 | 151 | 130 |
| November 2024 | 193 | 143 | 110 |
| Caesarean births (at request) % | |||
| April 2025 | 35 | 48 | 54 |
| March 2025 | 43 | 40 | 43 |
| February 2025 | 32 | 45 | 44 |
| January 2025 | 36 | 42 | 50 |
| December 2024 | 43 | 53 | 48 |
| November 2024 | 32 | 43 | 44 |
| Caesarean births (in labour) % | |||
| April 2025 | 65 | 52 | 46 |
| March 2025 | 57 | 60 | 57 |
| February 2025 | 68 | 55 | 56 |
| January 2025 | 64 | 58 | 50 |
| December 2024 | 57 | 47 | 52 |
| November 2024 | 68 | 57 | 56 |
| Busiest day | |||
| April 2025 | 17 April | 7 April | 3 April |
| March 2025 | 7 March | 19 March | 18 March |
| February 2025 | 12 Feb | 28 Feb | 13 Feb |
| January 2025 | 6 Jan | 24 Jan | 6 Jan |
| December 2024 | 17 Dec | 12 Dec | 30 Dec |
| November 2024 | 1 Nov | 5 Nov | 7 Nov |
| Quietest day | |||
| April 2025 | 5 April | 6 April | 16 April |
| March 2025 | 9 March | 22 March | 19 March |
| February 2025 | 1 Feb | 8 Feb | 1 Feb |
| January 2025 | 4 Jan | 3 Jan | 19 Jan |
| December 2024 | 25 Dec | 2 Dec | 6 Dec |
| November 2024 | 10 Nov | 30 Nov | 8 Nov |
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