nice

[sherrardk]

In the newspaper this morning it said that NICE had reported that 90% of births are in a hospital and 2% are home births. What happened to the other 8%?

[cyclone]

Somewhere else I would imagine.

[Whickerman]

hotels, on holiday, in the taxi on the way to hospital - although 8% seems a lot!

[sherrardk]

Whickerman - that's what I thought and why I posted the question. I have looked at the NICE site but couldn't find any further info.

[andy-hughes]

They probably base the stats. on the pre-arranged hospital / home births, and as Whickerman suggests, not everyone has a baby in either venue.

[mimififi]

maybe the 8% also includes births in maternity units that fall into neither category?

[Oneeyedvic]

What about birthing pools?

[kazza12345]

but birthing pools ahve to BE somewhere (either at home or in a maternity unit/hospital)

[spudqueen]

In the hospital car park as a teacher at my sons school did!

[Grunty]

How about: eight per cent were asked the question but didn't answer?

[mightyWBA]

Lee Marvin was born under a wandering star.

[rogerr]

Perhaps they were found under a gooseberry bush!

[B00]

Mighty WBA gets the Blue peter badge of the week for that reply, it had me in stitches, nice one!!!!

[Deb36]

I thought the stork brought all the babies. Is there something someone hasn't told me ??