Source: Institute for Fiscal Studies Note: Weighted average of one-year hospital expenditure between 2010/11 and 2014/15. Includes only spending on inpatient and consultant-led outpatient spending at NHS hospitals in England (excludes the cost of long-term care and prescriptions)

Women

Men

The cost of maternity care in England can be seen in the sharp rise in hospital spending on women of childbearing age

1,000

3,000

2,000

4,000

89

80

70

60

50

40

30

20

10

0

0

Source: Institute for Fiscal Studies Note: Weighted average of one-year hospital expenditure between 2010/11 and 2014/15. Includes only spending on inpatient and consultant-led outpatient spending at NHS hospitals in England (excludes the cost of long-term care and prescriptions)

Women

Men

The cost of maternity care in England can be seen in the sharp rise in hospital spending on women of childbearing age

1,000

3,000

2,000

4,000

89

80

70

60

50

40

30

20

10

0

0