- FoI Number
- 2024-037
- Subject
- Birth Methods
- Date Received
- 01/04/2025
- Request and Response
-
This FOI is relating to births within your health board area from April 2024 to April 2025 (inclusive or up to the latest available data):
- Total number of births, month by month.
- Breakdown of birth methods, month by month:
- Forceps deliveries
- Vacuum (Ventouse) deliveries
- Episiotomies
- Water births
- Home births
- Number of caesarean sections, broken down by:
- Elective caesareans
- Emergency caesareans
- Number of inductions, month by month.
Month
Women Giving birth
Forceps
Ventouse
Epis
Waterbirth
Homebirth
El CS
Em CS
IOL
Apr-24
<5
0
0
0
<5
0
<5
<5
0
May-24
5
0
0
0
<5
<5
<5
<5
0
Jun-24
14
0
0
0
<5
0
<5
7
<5
Jul-24
10
0
0
0
<5
0
<5
<5
<5
Aug-24
5
0
0
0
0
0
<5
0
<5
Sep-24
11
<5
0
<5
<5
0
<5
<5
<5
Oct-24
5
<5
0
<5
0
0
0
0
0
Nov-24
8
0
0
0
0
0
<5
<5
<5
Dec-24
7
0
0
0
<5
0
0
0
0
Jan-25
9
0
0
0
0
0
0
<5
0
Feb-25
7
0
0
0
<5
0
<5
<5
<5
Mar-25
8
<5
0
0
0
0
<5
<5
<5
Where we have removed totals and given <5 answers, this is because NHS Shetland considers that providing more specific information carries a high risk of identifying individuals. As such and in accordance with FOISA s 16(1), NHS Shetland confirms that it holds the information requested but that it is exempt from disclosure under FOISA s 38(1)(b) as read with s 38 (2A) as the information constitutes personal data and disclosure would breach the confidentiality of the data subjects.
