There are approximately 8,600 births a year across Bradford and Airedale.

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2. Summary • There are approximately 8,600 births a year across Bradford and Airedale. • The Infant Mortality Rate (number of deaths under one year per 1,000 live births) is slowly reducing in Bradford from 8.3 in 2005-7 to 7.9 in 2008-10. • Between 60 - 70 babies will die each year in Bradford. • There is an excess of 22 deaths a year compared to a city our size in England and Wales. • 58% of births are in the poorest 40% of the population. • In the poorest 40% of the population, the IMR is above 10. • Approximately 50 deaths occur in this population, compared to 15 in the other 60% of Bradford’s population. www.everybabymatters.org.uk

3. Number of births in Q2 of 2011-12by Constituency

4. Infant Mortality Rate in 3 year Rolling Periods BRADFORD VISION BDIMC 2004 – 6 : www.everybabymatters.org.uk www.everybabymatters.org.uk

5. Stillbirth Rate in 3 year Rolling Periods

6. Infant Mortality Rate in Bradford compared to areas of similar population/deprivation Areas of similar population. Bradford has higher rate for all Periods. Areas of similar deprivation. Bradford has higher rates for most periods.

7. Inequalities in infant mortality by deprivation 2000 - 2009 Source : NHS Bradford and Airedale Public Health Observatory www.everybabymatters.org.uk

8. Infant mortality rates by Ward across Bradford 2000-2009 City, Little Horton, Bradford Moor Tong Bowling & Barkerend Toller Manningham Keighley Central Great Horton Windhill & Wrose Eccleshill www.everybabymatters.org.uk

9. Numbers of infant deaths 2007-10 Source: Health Intelligence and Analysis team NHS ABL PCT Where numbers are small, children centres have been aggregated

10. To reduce poverty and unemployment in families in Bradford To improve the availability of good quality and affordable housing for families To improve the nutritional status of pregnant women, babies and women planning a pregnancy and to increase the numbers of women breastfeeding To reduce the numbers of women and men smoking and to reduce the numbers of women with high levels of use of alcohol and/or non-prescribed drugs in pregnancy To increase community understanding of genetics, patterns of genetic inheritance and congenital anomalies Ten recommendations provided guidance for Every Baby Matters steering group to implement. • To ensure equal access to all aspects of pre-conception, maternal and infant health care • To improve social and emotional support for parents, especially those living in areas of social disadvantage • To ensure these recommendations are shared widely and understood by communities across the District • To develop further the data collection and monitoring procedures in Bradford District • Future research to understand both the underlying and immediate causes of death www.everybabymatters.org.uk

11. Key areas of action in the plan • Child poverty (including unemployment, education & housing) – Recommendations 1 & 2 • Nutrition and breast feeding (Recommendations 3a & 3b) • Early access to pre-conception , maternity and infant care & prevention and early intervention for at risk families (Recommendations 4 & 5) • Smoking, alcohol and substance misuse (Recommendations 6a & 6b) • Genetic inheritance awareness (Recommendation 7) www.everybabymatters.org.uk

12. % known to breastfeed at 6-8 weeks by children centre reach Q2 2011-12 Source: Health Intelligence and Analysis team NHS ABL PCT

13. Hospital admissions for feeding problems 2010-11 (0-4years) Per 100 children

14. Gestation week at booking-in to BRI www.everybabymatters.org.uk

15. Smoking during Pregnancy • The following wards have significantly more smokers at delivery than Bradford District (shown in red above): Eccleshill, Keighley West, Royds, Thornton & Allerton, Tong, Wyke. Source: NHS Bradford and Airedale Health Intelligence and Analysis team www.everybabymatters.org.uk

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