Child and Maternal Health Observatory, March 2012 (www.chimat.org.uk)
Child Poverty*:
better rate than the England average
13.9% of children aged under 16 years living in poverty in
2009 (21.9% England)
*Poverty: % of
children in families in receipt of either out of work benefits or tax credits
where there reported income is less than 60% median income
Child Obesity: lower
rate than the England average
7.6% of children aged 4-5 years (reception class) were obese
in 2010/11 (9.4% England) while 15.8% of children aged 10-11 years (Year 6) were
obese (19.0% England)
Breastfeeding
initiation rates: much higher than average
In Cambridgeshire, 81.3% of mothers in 2010/11 initiated
breastfeeding when their baby was born (74.5% England). By 6-8 weeks after
birth, 58.4% of mothers were still breastfeeding
Rates of smoking
in pregnancy: lower than average
11.0% of mothers in 2010/11 were smoking at the time of
delivery – lower than the England rate of 13.6%
Levels of Children’s Tooth
Decay: Similar to the England average
At age 12, the mean number of decayed, missing of filled
teeth in Cambridgeshire children was 0.5 – slightly lower than the England
average of 0.7 (2008/09)
Percentage of Children Achieving a Good level of Development at Age 5: Similar to average
60.0% of five year olds
achieved a good level of development within Early Years Foundation Stage
Profile in 2011 (59.0% England)
Immunisation
Rates: Similar to average
In 2010/11, 88.9% of children had received their MMR
immunisation by age 2 (England 89.1%) while 96.2% had received immunisation
against diphtheria, tetanus, polio, pertussis and Hib (England 96.0%)
Participation in Sport: Worse than the national average
48.7% of school-age children participated in at least 3
hours of sport/PE per week in 2009/10 (55.1% England)
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