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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Childbirth: person conducting delivery in England 2023/24
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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NHS Digital. (December 12, 2024). Distribution of individuals conducting childbirth deliveries in England in 2023/24 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 26, 2026, from /statistics/407642/person-conducting-delivery-in-england/
NHS Digital. "Distribution of individuals conducting childbirth deliveries in England in 2023/24." Chart. December 12, 2024. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 26, 2026. /statistics/407642/person-conducting-delivery-in-england/
NHS Digital. (2024). Distribution of individuals conducting childbirth deliveries in England in 2023/24. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 26, 2026. /statistics/407642/person-conducting-delivery-in-england/
NHS Digital. "Distribution of Individuals Conducting Childbirth Deliveries in England in 2023/24." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 12 Dec 2024, /statistics/407642/person-conducting-delivery-in-england/
NHS Digital, Distribution of individuals conducting childbirth deliveries in England in 2023/24 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/407642/person-conducting-delivery-in-england/ (last visited July 26, 2026)
Distribution of individuals conducting childbirth deliveries in England in 2023/24 [Graph], NHS Digital, December 12, 2024. [Online]. Available: /statistics/407642/person-conducting-delivery-in-england/
