Version: 1.0.0 | Published: 15 Apr 2026 | Updated: 0 days ago
Summary
Population Size:
-1
Contact Point:
Documentation
Description:
SLiPBD links and reconciles the following existing national datasets relating to ongoing and completed pregnancies:
• General hospital discharge records relating to care for a spontaneous pregnancy loss
Maternity hospital discharge records relating to care for a spontaneous pregnancy loss, termination of pregnancy, or birth
• Termination of pregnancy notifications
• Statutory live and stillbirth registrations
Key information included on all babies in SLiPBD includes estimated date of conception, end of pregnancy date, gestation, multiple pregnancy status, pregnancy outcome, and maternal sociodemographic characteristics. For live births, additional information on the birth, the baby's sociodemographic characteristics, and subsequent infant deaths is included
In Pipeline:
Available
Coverage
Spatial:
- United Kingdom
- Scotland
Typical Age Range Min:
0
Typical Age Range Max:
150
Material Type:
None/not available
Follow Up:
Unknown
Provenance
Origin
Purpose:
Administrative
Dataset Type:
Health and disease
Dataset Sub-Type:
- Births and deaths
- Maternity and neonatology
Source:
EPR
Image Contrast:
Not stated
Temporal
Publishing Frequency:
Continuous
Start Date:
01 January 2000
Time Lag:
1-2 months
Accessibility
Access
Access Service Category:
TRE/SDE
Access Service:
Scottish National Safe Haven / Trusted Research Environment:
https://publichealthscotland.scot/services/data-research-and-innovation-services/electronic-data-research-and-innovation-service-edris/national-safe-haven-nsh/
Access Request Cost:
Delivery Lead Time:
Variable
Data Controller:
Public Health Scotland
Data Processor:
National Services Scotland
Jurisdiction:
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Usage
Data Use Limitation:
General research use
Data Use Requirements:
- Not for profit use
- Project-specific restrictions
Format and Standards
Vocabulary Encoding Scheme:
NHS SCOTLAND NATIONAL CODES
Conforms To:
NHS SCOTLAND DATA DICTIONARY
Language:
English
Format:
- text
- csv
Observations
Statistical Population
Population Description
Population Size
Measured Property
Observation Date
Findings
0
Count
01 February 2026