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Pregnancy Register for CPRD Aurum

Population Size

22,279,945

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

A register of pregnancy episodes, based on data recorded in the primary care medical record.

Documentation

The CPRD Aurum Pregnancy Register contains a list of all pregnancy episodes recorded in CPRD Aurum. The CPRD Pregnancy Registers are derived from the primary care data based on an algorithm. Each version of the Pregnancy Register is built from a corresponding CPRD Aurum database release.

Each record within the Pregnancy Register represents a unique pregnancy episode with a number of variables provided including details of the start and end of the pregnancy, trimester dates and the outcome of the pregnancy. There may be more than one episode per woman.

Dataset type

Health and disease

Dataset sub-type

Not applicable

Dataset population size

22279945

Keywords

Observations

Observed Node

Disambiguating Description

Measured Value

Measured Property

Observation Date

Persons

Total number of women with a pregnancy record in the register

8768768

Count

02 Oct 2022

Persons

Total number of pregnancies

22279945

Count

11 Mar 2025

Persons

Total number of live births

11707827

Count

11 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

2.0.0

Modified

08/10/2024

Distribution release date

11/03/2025

Citation Requirements

CPRD

Coverage

Start date

01/01/1987

End date

01/02/2025

Time lag

Variable

Geographic coverage

United Kingdom

Minimum age range

11

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

Time to dataset access

Variable

Access request cost

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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