The Hospital Episode Statistics Maternity data set for 2011/12 was released a couple of days ago. Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust seems to perform better than other England trusts on average:

• 18.6% total caesarean rate vs 25%
• 8.3% elective caesarean rate vs 10%
• 10.3% emergency caesarean rate vs 15%
• 12% ventouse/forceps delivery rate vs 13%
• 19.1% of women delivered their babies in an entirely midwifery-led setting vs 10.7%
• 51.2% of women gave birth 'unassisted' (meaning without medical intervention) vs 45.5%