In 2023/24, there were over 545 thousand deliveries in NHS hospitals in this year, with 48 percent of those deliveries conducted by a hospital doctor. Midwives carried out over 42 percent off all deliveries.
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Distribution of individuals conducting childbirth deliveries in England in 2023/24
Percentages are calculated based on the total number of known individuals conducting deliveries, except for cases where the person conducting the delivery is unknown, which is determined from the overall total.
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NHS Digital. (December 12, 2024). Distribution of individuals conducting childbirth deliveries in England in 2023/24 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 06, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/407642/person-conducting-delivery-in-england/
NHS Digital. "Distribution of individuals conducting childbirth deliveries in England in 2023/24." Chart. December 12, 2024. Statista. Accessed July 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/407642/person-conducting-delivery-in-england/
NHS Digital. (2024). Distribution of individuals conducting childbirth deliveries in England in 2023/24. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/407642/person-conducting-delivery-in-england/
NHS Digital. "Distribution of Individuals Conducting Childbirth Deliveries in England in 2023/24." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Dec 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/407642/person-conducting-delivery-in-england/
NHS Digital, Distribution of individuals conducting childbirth deliveries in England in 2023/24 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/407642/person-conducting-delivery-in-england/ (last visited July 06, 2025)
Distribution of individuals conducting childbirth deliveries in England in 2023/24 [Graph], NHS Digital, December 12, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/407642/person-conducting-delivery-in-england/