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Mother and Infant Research Electronic Data Analysis
Safe People
Organisation name
The MIREDA Partnership
Organisation sector
Academic Institute
Applicant name(s)
Funders/ Sponsors
Medical Research Council (MR/X02055X/1)
Safe Projects
Project ID
MRX02055X1
Lay summary
The MIREDA partnership harmonises five UK birth cohorts into the OMOP Common Data Model. This creates a resource representing 17.5 million births to improve health outcomes for mothers and infants.
Public benefit statement
The MIREDA partnership harmonises five UK electronic birth cohorts (Born in Bradford, Born in South London, Born in Scotland, Born in Wales, and CPRD England) into the OMOP Common Data Model. This creates a population-scale resource representing 17.5 million births, enabling secure, federated research to improve health outcomes for mothers and infants without moving individual-level data.
Request category type
Public Health Research
Technical summary
Implementation of a federated analysis infrastructure using the OMOP Common Data Model v5.4. Data from five cohorts were harmonised locally within separate TREs (SAIL, BEAR, etc.) using CaRROT tools and WhiteRabbit metadata scan reports.
Other approval committees
Local TRE Governance (SAIL IGRP etc.)
Project start date
06/01/2023
Project end date
06/01/2026
Latest approval date
06/01/2023
Safe Data
Dataset(s) name
Data sensitivity level
De-Personalised
Legal basis for provision of data under Article 6
(e) processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller;
Lawful conditions for provision of data under Article 9
(j) processing is necessary for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes in accordance with Article 89(1) based on Union or Member State law which shall be proportionate to the aim pursued, respect the essence of the right to data protection and provide for suitable and specific measures to safeguard the fundamental rights and the interests of the data subject.
Common Law Duty of Confidentiality
Section 251 NHS Act 2006
National data opt-out applied?
Yes
Request frequency
One-off
For linked datasets, specify how the linkage will take place
Reference tables for original identifiers and OMOP identifiers are retained by TREs to link to other non-OMOP datasets.
Description of the confidential data being used
Pseudonymised maternal and infant health records, including demographics, pregnancy characteristics, delivery information, and infant outcomes.
Release/Access date
01/06/2023
Safe Setting
Access type
TRE
Safe Outputs
Link to research outputs