Table 1.

Extent to which maternity units of 166 NHS trusts in England collected five “indicators of success” listed in Changing Childbirth⁶

Indicator	No of responses	No (%) of trusts collecting data
Women who have midwife as lead professional	145	51 (35)
Women who know the person who cares for them during their delivery	142	47 (33)
Women admitted under management of a midwife	143	55 (38)
Average No of antenatal visits for women with uncomplicated pregnancies	145	59 (41)
Women carrying their own case notes*	155	118 (76)

^*Trusts may have responded positively if women usually carried their case notes, irrespective of whether the trust kept data about this practice.