1. How many labours were recorded for each of the previous three calendar years for each of these birth options:
a) home birth
b) birth in midwife-led unit
c) hospital birth (obstetrician-led unit)
2. Please list for each category how many labours resulted in caesarean delivery.
3. Of the caesarean deliveries listed above, please state the number which were elective and out of those, which were booked on request of the patient.
4. If you hold information on the average cost for each birth option (home birth, midwife-led birth, hospital birth and additionally for caesarean), please can you provide this.

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