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FOI Request 2198 - Syntocinon
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Case Number 2198
Request Date 05/11/2010

Details of the Request

Could you please tell me the percentage of ladies who are given Syntocinon to induce or speed up labour.

Also could you supply me with the percentage of the ladies that receive Syntocinon that go on to require a C section.

Completion Date 16/11/2010


Details of the Response

Thank you for your request to Ashford and St. Peter’s Hospitals NHS Trust regarding Syntocinon.

The Trust’s Associate Director Maternity & Women’s Health has responded as follows:
  1. Could you please tell me the percentage of ladies who are given Syntocinon to induce or speed up labour?

    16.9%
     
  2. Also could you supply me with the percentage of the ladies that receive Syntocinon that go on to require a C section?

    29.6% 

These figures are based on 2009/10


Last Updated ( Wednesday, 08 June 2011 13:15 )