Indicators related to under 18 conceptions, pregnancy and birth: 2022 update
Update of indicators related to under 18 conceptions, pregnancy and birth.
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Indicators in the Child and maternal health profiles and Sexual and reproductive health profiles have been updated. The profiles give data at a local, regional and national level to inform the development and provision of family planning, antenatal and maternity care.
This release updates indicators relating to:
- conceptions, abortions and birth rates for women under 18 and conceptions for women under 16
- ethnicity and age of mothers
- premature births
- admissions of babies aged under 14 days
- deliveries by caesarean section
- ectopic pregnancy
- pelvic inflammatory disease
Indicators which were due to have been updated in November 2021 have also been updated for:
- general fertility rates
- neonatal and post-neonatal deaths
- stillbirths
- multiple births
- low birthweight and very low birthweight of all babies
These indicators were not updated in 2021 because the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has led to delays in birth and death registrations which has delayed the publication of statistics by the Office for National Statistics which are the source data for these indicators.