Vol. 508 No. 3
222 Ms Coughlan asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of caesarean sections performed in Letterkenny and Sligo general hospitals over the past five years; and the number of births in each hospital in the same period. [19001/99]
The information requested by the Deputy in respect of the past five years is set out in the table below.
TABLE
|
Number ofBirths |
LetterkennyGeneral Hospital |
SligoGeneral Hospital |
|
1994 |
1,547 |
1,132 |
|
1995 |
1,544 |
1,178 |
|
1996 |
1,549 |
1,212 |
|
1997 |
1,567 |
1,258 |
|
1998 |
1,600 |
1,301 |
|
Number ofCaesareanSectionsPerformed |
LetterkennyGeneral Hospital |
SligoGeneral Hospital |
|
1994 |
152 |
140 |
|
1995 |
158 |
141 |
|
1996 |
205 |
156 |
|
1997 |
210 |
172 |
|
1998 |
226 |
142 |
