This is the NHS numbers for babies system, which is evolving.

http://www.connectingforhealth.nhs.uk/systemsandservices/demographics/pds/contents/births

The information pages have now moved to the NHS intranet

http://www.connectingforhealth.nhs.uk/systemsandservices/nhsnumber/nn4b

here is the leaflet for parents

http://www.connectingforhealth.nhs.uk/systemsandservices/nhsnumber/patients/nhsnumberbabies.pdf

 

There is a small dataset attached to the NHS numbers for babies notification. It includes the place of birth, the organisation code of the organisation providing care and of that notifying the birth, which is usually the same, but nothing about the profession of the lead professional at birth.

 

Alison

 

Even though a clinician is not involved in the registration process, the place of birth is recorded by the registrar - and in some countries the birth attendant is also recorded.  Although I see this does not seem to be the case in England - the hospital does notify the registrar of the birth - not sure how this works - possible that they might provide the registrar further information?

 

http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/births/registeringabirth/whatinformation.asp

http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/births/registeringabirth/whatdocuments.asp

 

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Penny

 

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In all four countries of the United Kingdom, birth registration is civil registration by the parents or, exceptionally, another next of kin. There is no clinician involved. In the case of a stillbirth or death, people registering the event have to present a medical certificate signed by a clinician, usually a doctor, and giving the causes of death.

 

Alison

 

 

Just a thought... there wouldn't be anything on birth attendant from the birth registration stats would there?  As opposed to health services data.

This is recorded in some countries...

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Many thanks Alison, much appreciated - as I thought, information about birth attendants is only available for England. A frustrating lack of data if you are trying to make a case for the importance of midwives!

 

All the best

Billie

 

 

What United Kingdom?

 

Data for England are here.

http://www.hesonline.nhs.uk/Ease/servlet/ContentServer?siteID=1937&categoryID=1014

See comments on data quality.

 

Wales. It only has method of delivery, not person conducting it.

http://wales.gov.uk/docs/statistics/2009/090325sdr422009aen.pdf

 

Ditto for Scotland, although it is worth querying this with the ISD contacts guiven on this web site

http://www.isdscotland.org/isd/1019.html

 

In Northern Ireland, data are not routinely collated. See BirthchoiceUK web site.

http://www.birthchoiceuk.com/BirthChoiceUKFrame.htm?http://www.birthchoiceuk.com/StatsExplain.htm

 

Good luck, Alison

 

 

Dear all

 

I’m struggling to find out the most recent figures for the number of midwife attended births in the UK – does anyone know how to access this information? It doesn’t seem to be held with all the usual Birth stats information, but maybe I’m missing something!

 

Also – I need to reference the ‘old’ midwifery clinical grades for an international journal paper. Again, does anyone know of a website where this info is held – I can only find details of the new banding scale.

 

Many thanks in anticipation!

 

All the best

Billie

 

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Swansea University

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