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Maternity and infancy
Protecting children from risk begins in utero, where exposure to maternal infections, nutrition, weight gain and behaviours such as smoking, alcohol and substance misuse increase premature birth, infant mortality, birth defects and low birth weight. These factors are strongly influenced by the living conditions of the mother: her income, wellbeing, housing and relationships. At the same time, this period presents extraordinary opportunities for interventions. Social support and appropriate nutrition and care during pregnancy and at birth improve children's prospects. Changing the outcomes for women at this stage would have the greatest impact upon the outcomes for children and young people, interrupting the cycle of deprivation.
Legal abortions
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(Teaching) Primary Care Trust
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Lancashire (12 districts)
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Lancashire (14 authorities)
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North West SHA[1]
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England and Wales[2]
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Blackburn with Darwen
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Blackpool
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Central Lancashire
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East Lancashire
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North Lancashire
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Number of abortions in women aged:
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under 18
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48
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58
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155
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156
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81
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392
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498
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2,422
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16,490
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18-19
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52
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74
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219
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171
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94
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484
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610
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3,269
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21,809
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20-24
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166
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175
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531
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379
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230
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1,140
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1,481
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7,931
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55,481
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25-29
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117
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102
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263
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247
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154
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664
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883
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5,145
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40,800
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30-34
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66
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64
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186
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142
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89
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417
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547
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3,232
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27,978
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35 or over
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67
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51
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179
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136
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90
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405
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523
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2,934
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27,046
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Total
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516
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524
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1,533
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1,231
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738
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3,502
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4,542
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24,933
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189,574
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Rate[3] per 1,000 resident women of abortions in women aged:
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under 18[4]
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16
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21
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18
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19
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13
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—
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—
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18
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16.5
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18-19
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27
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42
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35
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34
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18
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—
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—
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34
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30.7
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20-24
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35
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41
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31
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35
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22
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—
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—
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32
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30.2
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25-29
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27
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28
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19
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23
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17
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—
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—
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24
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22.5
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30-34
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16
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19
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16
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14
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12
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—
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—
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17
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16.5
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35 or over[5]
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7
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5
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5
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5
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4
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—
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—
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6
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6.7
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Total[6]
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18.6
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21.5
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17.1
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17.9
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12.6
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—
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—
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18.3
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17.5
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Percentage of abortions at gestation week:
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3-9
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78
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79
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80
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79
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78
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—
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—
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78
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77
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10-12
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13
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12
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12
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15
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13
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—
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—
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15
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15
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13+
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8
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9
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8
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7
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9
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—
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—
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8
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9
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Percentage of abortions purchased by:
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NHS hospital
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90
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..
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22
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90
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34
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—
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—
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48
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37
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NHS-funded (independent sector)
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5
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94
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76
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6
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64
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—
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—
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49
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59
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Privately funded
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5
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..
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2
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4
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2
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—
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—
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2
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4
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Sexual health indicators
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Number of NHS-funded abortions
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491
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515
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1,497
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1,185
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726
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3,408
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4,414
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24,348
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181,304
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Number of NHS-funded abortions at under 10 weeks
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383
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407
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1,203
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925
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562
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2,690
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3,480
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18,875
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138,090
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Percentage of NHS-funded abortions at under 10 weeks
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78
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79
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80
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78
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77
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—
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—
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78
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76
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Percentage of repeat abortions[7]
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23
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27
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24
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21
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22
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—
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—
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23
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24.8
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[1] Strategic Health Authority
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[2] England and Wales figures include residents only and exclude people who travel to England or Wales to have an abortion.
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[3] Rate per 1,000 resident women, based on 2009 mid-year population estimates
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[4] Rate based on women aged 15-17.
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[5] Rate based on women aged 35-44.
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[6] Rate based on women aged 15-44.
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[7] Percentage of abortions in women aged under 25 who had previously had at least one abortion
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