_id	reporting_period	skin_to_skin_contact_status	skin_to_skin_contact_status_order	had_skin_to_skin_contact	number_of_babies	percentage_of_babies_with_valid_contact_status	total_term_babies	valid_skin_to_skin_contact_status_babies	missing_or_invalid_contact_status_babies	contact_definition	population_scope	percentage_denominator	rounding_note	geography	count_unit	percentage_unit	source	source_release	source_file	source_sheet
1	2024-25	Skin-to-skin contact	1	True	329175	74.8	491955	440130	51825	The baby had skin-to-skin contact with their mother within one hour of birth.	Distinct term babies with gestation length between 259 and 315 days.	Term babies with a valid skin-to-skin contact status.	Baby counts are rounded to the nearest 5. Counts between 1 and 7 are rounded to 5. Percentages are calculated from rounded counts.	England	babies	percent	Maternity Services Data Set (MSDS), NHS England	NHS Maternity Statistics, 2024-25	hosp-epis-stat-mat-summary-tables-2425.xlsx	Summary report 10
2	2024-25	No skin-to-skin contact	2	False	110955	25.2	491955	440130	51825	The baby had skin-to-skin contact with their mother within one hour of birth.	Distinct term babies with gestation length between 259 and 315 days.	Term babies with a valid skin-to-skin contact status.	Baby counts are rounded to the nearest 5. Counts between 1 and 7 are rounded to 5. Percentages are calculated from rounded counts.	England	babies	percent	Maternity Services Data Set (MSDS), NHS England	NHS Maternity Statistics, 2024-25	hosp-epis-stat-mat-summary-tables-2425.xlsx	Summary report 10