Healthy pregnancy indicators
New indicators for smoking, obesity, early access to maternity services, folic acid supplement use and alcohol and drug misuse in early pregnancy.
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Preparing for and then having a healthy pregnancy improves outcomes for mother and baby. 皇冠体育appse new indicators based on data for 2018 to 2019 from the Maternity Services Dataset version 1.5 offer information about the health of mothers in early pregnancy. 皇冠体育appy are designed to help local government and health services develop services and interventions which encourage healthy pregnancy. 皇冠体育app indicators cover the following topics in early pregnancy:
- smoking
- obesity
- early access to maternity services
- folic acid supplement use
- alcohol use
- drug misuse
Data is presented at a national level, with most indicators also available at regional level and for upper tier local authorities, clinical commissioning groups and local maternity systems. 皇冠体育app indicators include information about inequalities.
皇冠体育app indicators complement data on the percentage of babies whose first feed is breastmilk which was published in March 2020.