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Version: 1.0.0 | Published: 8 Oct 2024 | Updated: 233 days ago

Scottish Birth Record (SBR)

Dataset

Summary

Citation:
CITATION INCOMPLETE

Documentation

Description:
The Scottish Birth Record is a web-based system developed on the NHSNet. It was introduced in 2002 as a replacement for SMR11. It provides the functionality to record all of a baby"s neonatal care in Scotland, from antenatal through to post delivery, including readmissions and transfers in one electronic record. SBR is based on individuals and events rather than episodes and is completed for all births including stillbirths and home births. The system has been implemented to varying degrees (either directly or indirectly via interfaces with existing hospital systems) in all Scottish hospitals providing midwifery and/or neonatal care. A CHI number is generated soon after a baby is born in order to minimise the chances of a baby being lost on the database through a change of name after birth. The SBR collects a wide variety of information on the child from birth and during the baby"s first year of life, with up to four hundred data items recorded for any one individual. This includes gestation, weight, congenital anomalies and discharge details. Identifiers such as name, date of birth, Community Health Index number and postcode are also included.

Coverage

Spatial

Spatial Coverage:
United Kingdom,Scotland

Temporal

Start Date:
04 January 2002
Frequency:
Monthly
Distribution Release Date:
01 September 2020

Provenance

Source:
EPR
Purpose:
Care
Collection Situation:
Secondary care - In-patients

Access and Governance

Usage

Condition of Access:
General research use
Condition of Use:
  • Collaboration required
  • Institution-specific restrictions
  • Not for profit use
Resource Creator:
National Services Scotland; Public Health Scotland

Format and Standards

Languages:
en
Formats:
text/csv

Observations

Statistical Population
Population Description
Population Size
Measured Property
Observation Date
Events
birth records
1578630
count
17 January 2021