Table 2.

Demographic characteristics of maternity units (N = 138)

Characteristic		N (%)
Geographical location
	Scotland	18 (13 %)
	North East England	7 (5.1 %)
	North West England	22 (15.9 %)
	Yorkshire and Humber	6 (4.3 %)
	East Midlands	8 (5.8 %)
	West Midlands	13 (9.4 %)
	East of England	12 (8.7 %)
	London	11 (8 %)
	South East England	15 (10.9 %)
	South West England	16 (11.6 %)
	Northern Ireland	7 (5.1 %)
	Wales	3 (2.2 %)
Type of unit
	Tertiary centre	29 (21 %)
	District general hospital	103 (74.6 %)
	Birth centre/Midwife-led unit	6 (4.3 %)
Births per year
	>5000	42 (30.4 %)
	3000–5000	54 (39.1 %)
	1000–3000	34 (24.6 %)
	<1000	8 (5.8 %)