Women giving birth in New Zealand
By type of birth and facility type, 2021
Delivery | Category | Number of women |
---|---|---|
Assisted vaginal birth | Primary | 75 |
Assisted vaginal birth | Secondary | 664 |
Assisted vaginal birth | Tertiary | 728 |
Caesarean section | Primary | 2 |
Caesarean section | Secondary | 8,291 |
Caesarean section | Tertiary | 10,809 |
Instrumental vaginal birth | Primary | 2 |
Instrumental vaginal birth | Secondary | 2,286 |
Instrumental vaginal birth | Tertiary | 3,576 |
Spontaneous vaginal | Home | 2,667 |
Spontaneous vaginal | Primary | 5,713 |
Spontaneous vaginal | Secondary | 14,052 |
Spontaneous vaginal | Tertiary | 13,011 |