NHS Maternity Statistics: Newborn Characteristics and Early Care, England

National statistics on newborn characteristics and early care in England, derived from Hospital Episode Statistics and the Maternity Services Data Set and published by NHS England. Resources cover recorded birthweight, Apgar scores, skin-to-skin contact and breast milk at first feed for the 2024-25 reporting year.

Data and Resources

Recorded baby birthweight, 2024-25CSV
Percentage distribution of deliveries with a recorded baby birthweight across...
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Five-minute Apgar score for live-born term...CSV
Numbers and percentages of distinct live-born term babies by five-minute...
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Skin-to-skin contact within one hour for term...CSV
Numbers and percentages of distinct term babies by whether they had skin-to-...
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Additional Info

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Source	https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/nhs-maternity-statistics/2024-25
Last Updated	Setyembre 4, 2026, 11:37 (UTC)
Created	Setyembre 4, 2026, 10:25 (UTC)