This section contains the latest nationally published data from the OHID Fingertips – Child and Maternal Health profile.

Compared to the England average, Wakefield district has…

• significantly higher proportions of women recorded as smoking in early pregnancy and at delivery.
• significantly higher proportions of women living with obesity in early pregnancy.
• significantly lower levels of breastfeeding.
• statistically similar proportions of teenage mothers and low birth weight babies.

This section contains maternity data for women booking and delivering at Mid-Yorkshire Hospital Trust (MYHT). This information can be used to look at the needs of women (and their babies) who have used MYHT; it cannot be used to assess the needs of the general population, as women who have used a different provider are not included.

• The proportion of births to teenage mothers has decreased from 2.7% in 2007/08-2011/12 to 0.8% in 2018/19-2022/23.
• Smoking in early pregnancy has decreased, from 23.1% in 2013/14 to 16.0% in 2022/23.
• Smoking at delivery has decreased, from 22.6% in 2007/08 to 14.2% in 2022/23.
• Obesity in early pregnancy is on the rise, from 26.2% of mothers in 2019/20 to 30.6% of mothers in 2022/23.
• The percentage of full term babies born with a low birth weight is almost unchanged at 3.0% in 2022/23.
• The proportion of babies receiving breastmilk as their first feed has fluctuated between 50.7% and 67.7% over the last 15 years.

The interactive dashboard below can be used to explore the trends in maternity data over the recent years. Click on the buttons at the bottom to navigate between the different measures.

This section contains maternity data for women booking and delivering at Mid-Yorkshire Hospital Trust (MYHT). This information can be used to look at the needs of women (and their babies) who have used MYHT; it cannot be used to assess the needs of the general population, as women who have used a different provider are not included.

• Young mothers are less likely to be living with obesity in early pregnancy compared to mothers in older age groups.
• Young mothers are more likely to smoke at delivery compared to mothers in older age groups.
• Breastfeeding on the first feed is more likely among mothers aged over 30 than those in younger age groups.
• Women living in the most deprived areas are less likely to breastfeed for the first feed compared to women living in the least deprived areas.

The interactive dashboard below can be used to explore the inequalities in maternity data over the recent years. Click on the buttons at the bottom to navigate between the different measures. Use the filters section at the top to explore the different inequalities and periods. The chart and map are colour coded showing the comparison against the district average figure.