Written answers

Tuesday, 28 March 2006

Department of Health and Children

Hospital Procedures

11:00 pm

James Breen (Clare, Independent)
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Question 188: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of cases to date of caesarean sections performed in maternity hospitals here which were elective; the number which were emergency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11978/06]

Photo of Kathleen LynchKathleen Lynch (Cork North Central, Labour)
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Question 200: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of the current cases of caesarean sections performed in maternity hospitals here which are elective; and the number which are emergency. [12252/06]

Photo of Mary HarneyMary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 188 and 200 together.

The hospital inpatient inquiry system records details on discharges from publicly funded acute hospitals. A new coding system, which was introduced in January 2005, allows separate classification of elective and emergency caesarean sections. This was not possible prior to 2005. Data from the hospital inpatient inquiry system for 2005 are not yet complete — approximately 79% of all data have been received to date. It should be noted that the hospital inpatient inquiry system does not receive data on all births nationally and, in particular, does not cover private maternity hospitals. The data which are available indicate that of the 13,155 caesarean sections which were carried out, 5,897, or 44.8%, were elective procedures and 7,258, or 55.2%, were emergency procedures.

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