| Recommended indicator #8 |
| Onset of labour |
| Deliveries | ||
| 1997 | Spontaneous onset | 60514 |
| Induced | 1950 | |
| Caesarean before labour | 4215 | |
| Total | 66679 | |
| 1998 | Spontaneous onset | 58870 |
| Induced | 1935 | |
| Caesarean before labour | 4349 | |
| Total | 65154 | |
| 1999 | Spontaneous onset | 58624 |
| Induced | 2383 | |
| Caesarean before labour | 4192 | |
| Total | 65199 | |
| 2000 | Spontaneous onset | 55030 |
| Induced | 6455 | |
| Caesarean before labour | 4510 | |
| Total | 65995 | |
| 2001 | Spontaneous onset | 52755 |
| Induced | 6541 | |
| Caesarean before labour | 4987 | |
| Total | 64283 | |
| Recommended indicator #8 |
| Onset of labour |
| Live births | Total | ||||||
| Singleton term deliveries | Singleton preterm deliveries | Twin term deliveries | Twin preterm deliveries | Unknown | |||
| 1997 | Spontaneous onset | 56633 | 2226 | 465 | 335 | 602 | 60261 |
| Induced | 1727 | 60 | 113 | 19 | 1 | 1920 | |
| Caesarean before labour | 3240 | 617 | 182 | 140 | 7 | 4186 | |
| Total | 61600 | 2903 | 760 | 494 | 610 | 66367 | |
| 1998 | Spontaneous onset | 55347 | 2163 | 460 | 382 | 281 | 58633 |
| Induced | 1733 | 49 | 111 | 15 | 1 | 1909 | |
| Caesarean before labour | 3294 | 698 | 166 | 158 | 10 | 4326 | |
| Total | 60374 | 2910 | 737 | 555 | 292 | 64868 | |
| 1999 | Spontaneous onset | 55091 | 2180 | 468 | 356 | 317 | 58412 |
| Induced | 2104 | 110 | 115 | 22 | . | 2351 | |
| Caesarean before labour | 3210 | 643 | 159 | 147 | 14 | 4173 | |
| Total | 60405 | 2933 | 742 | 525 | 331 | 64936 | |
| 2000 | Spontaneous onset | 52012 | 2042 | 299 | 354 | 200 | 54907 |
| Induced | 5799 | 271 | 246 | 52 | 2 | 6370 | |
| Caesarean before labour | 3382 | 762 | 179 | 170 | 2 | 4495 | |
| Total | 61193 | 3075 | 724 | 576 | 204 | 65772 | |
| 2001 | Spontaneous onset | 49848 | 1984 | 284 | 404 | 124 | 52644 |
| Induced | 5791 | 320 | 249 | 60 | 1 | 6421 | |
| Caesarean before labour | 3737 | 792 | 209 | 229 | 4 | 4971 | |
| Total | 59376 | 3096 | 742 | 693 | 129 | 64036 | |