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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Maternity Survey, 2007

Variable Details

VariableC11
LabelThinking about the birth of your baby, what kind of delivery did you have?
Responses
1 Normal (vaginal) birth 16248
2 Delivery using forceps 1240
3 Delivery using a vacuum cap (ventouse) on the baby's head 1931
4 A caesarean (through a cut in the abdomen into the womb) 6220
999 Missing responses 403
Sysmiss 18445
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationMaternity Survey, 2007
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