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Mother-Baby Link for CPRD GOLD

Population Size

1,691,528

People

Population Size statistic card

Years

1987 - 2025

Years statistic card

Associated BioSamples

None/not available

Associated BioSamples statistic card

Geographic coverage

United Kingdom

Geographic coverage statistic card

Lead time

Variable

Lead time statistic card

Summary

Likely mother-baby pairs, linked using a probabilistic algorithm, based on data recorded in the primary care medical record.

DOI for dataset

https://doi.org/10.48329/dchj-w803

Documentation

A list of all likely mother-baby pairs in the CPRD GOLD database generated using a probabilistic algorithm applied to the primary care data. Algorithmic linkage is done based on household number plus maternity information from the mother’s primary care record, the infant’s month of birth and care records of newly registered babies.

Dataset type

Health and disease

Dataset sub-type

Not applicable

Dataset population size

1691528

Associated media

https://www.cprd.com/linked-data

Keywords

Observations

Observed Node

Disambiguating Description

Measured Value

Measured Property

Observation Date

Persons

Total number of mother-baby pairs

1691528

Count

03 Mar 2025

Provenance

Source of data extraction

EPR

Collection source setting

Primary care - Clinic

Patient pathway description

Primary care

Image contrast

Not stated

Biological sample availability

None/not available

Details

Publishing frequency

Irregular

Version

4.0.0

Modified

08/10/2024

Distribution release date

18/06/2025

Citation Requirements

CPRD

Coverage

Start date

01/01/1987

End date

20/02/2025

Time lag

Variable

Geographic coverage

United Kingdom

Maximum age range

49

Follow-up

Other

Accessibility

Language

en

Controlled vocabulary

READ

Format

Tab delimited text

Data Access Request

Dataset pipeline status

Not available

Access rights

HTTPS://CPRD.COM/DATA-ACCESS

Time to dataset access

Variable

Access request cost

https://www.cprd.com/pricing

Access method category

Varies based on project

Access service description

Access to CPRD data, including UK Primary Care Data, and linked data such as Hospital Episode Statistics, is subject to protocol approval via CPRD’s Research Data Governance (RDG) Process. Independent scientific and patient advice is provided by Expert Review Committees (ERCs) and the Central Advisory Committee (CAC): https://www.cprd.com/research-applications

Jurisdiction

GB-GBN

Data use limitation

General research use,No linkage,Research-specific restrictions,Research use only

Data use requirements

Geographical restrictions,Institution-specific restrictions,Project-specific restrictions,Time limit on use,User-specific restriction

Data Controller

Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD)

Data Processor

CPRD

Dataset Types: Health and disease

Collection Sources: Primary care - Clinic

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