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1970 British Cohort Study: Birth and 22-Month Subsample, 1970-1972
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The 1970 British Cohort Study (BCS70) is a longitudinal birth cohort study, following a nationally representative sample of over 17,000 people born in England, Scotland and Wales in a single week of 1970. Cohort members have been surveyed throughout their childhood and adult lives, mapping their...
Infant Feeding Survey, 1985
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Infant Feeding Survey (IFS) has been carried out every five years since 1975, in order to establish information about infant feeding practices. Government policy in the United Kingdom has consistently supported breastfeeding as the best way of ensuring a healthy start for infants and of promoting...
Infant Feeding Survey, 1990
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Infant Feeding Survey (IFS) has been carried out every five years since 1975, in order to establish information about infant feeding practices. Government policy in the United Kingdom has consistently supported breastfeeding as the best way of ensuring a healthy start for infants and of promoting...
Maternity Survey, 2017
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The National Patient Survey Programme is one of the largest patient survey programmes in the world. It provides an opportunity to monitor experiences of health and provides data to assist with registration of trusts and monitoring on-going compliance. Understanding what people think about the care and...
Infant Feeding Survey, 2010
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Infant Feeding Survey (IFS) has been carried out every five years since 1975, in order to establish information about infant feeding practices. Government policy in the United Kingdom has consistently supported breastfeeding as the best way of ensuring a healthy start for infants and of promoting...
World Bank Africa Development Indicators, 1960-2011
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The World Bank Africa Development Indicators (ADI) provided annual time series data for over 1,400 indicators. No further updates of this database are currently planned. Topics covered by the extensive database include national accounts, balance of payments, trade, prices, government finance and external...
Infant Feeding in Asian Families, 1994-1996; Waves 1-5
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The survey aimed to:
establish the feeding practices in families for infants from birth to 15 months of age;
identify the reasons why babies are fed as they are, and determine what influences mothers to make their choices about infant feeding;
identify the sources and quality of information and support...
Infant Feeding Survey, 1995
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Infant Feeding Survey (IFS) has been carried out every five years since 1975, in order to establish information about infant feeding practices. Government policy in the United Kingdom has consistently supported breastfeeding as the best way of ensuring a healthy start for infants and of promoting...
Maternity Services, 1971
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.Data accumulated from Consumers' Association surveys are designed to be used by the consumer. The surveys are, therefore, very specific in nature and the subjects covered diverse. The Data Archive holds 19 such surveys.
Readers are asked to note that, with the exception of the surveys on the Telephone...
Evaluation of Children's Centres in England: Longitudinal Survey of Families, 2012-2014
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Evaluation of Children's Centres in England (ECCE) was commissioned by the Department for Education and carried out by NatCen Social Research, the University of Oxford and Frontier Economics. The aim of the evaluation was to provide an in-depth understanding of children's centre services, including...
Perinatal Mortality Survey, 1958
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Perinatal Mortality Survey (PMS) aimed to examine the social and obstetric factors associated with early death or abnormality among the 17,000 children born in England, Scotland and Wales during one particular week in 1958. The study formed the basis for the later National Child Development Study...
Transition to Parenthood, 1979-1981
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The study aimed to examine:
(i) the extent and nature of change occurring during the transition period and parents' reactions to these changes. Particular attention was paid to economic and environmental circumstances; the division of work; and relationships with the extended family and spouse;
(ii)...
Experiences of Childbearing, 1975-1976 : the Dignity of Labour?
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.To look at the experience of childbearing from three viewpoints: first and foremost from that of childbearing women and, in addition, taking into account the views and experiences of midwives and consultant obstetricians.Main Topics:Attitudinal/Behavioural Questions
A)Mothers
Information about previous...
General Household Survey, 1972
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The General Household Survey (GHS), ran from 1971-2011 (the UKDS holds data from 1972-2011). It was a continuous annual national survey of people living in private households, conducted by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The main aim of the survey was to collect data on a range of core topics,...
Infant Feeding Survey, 2000
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Infant Feeding Survey (IFS) has been carried out every five years since 1975, in order to establish information about infant feeding practices. Government policy in the United Kingdom has consistently supported breastfeeding as the best way of ensuring a healthy start for infants and of promoting...
Deaddocs: a Bibliographical Index of Obituaries and Posthumous Accounts in British Medical Journals and Related Sources, 1750-1850
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The aim of Deaddocs: a bibliographical index is to provide information and references for medical and other historians, as well as for researchers in local and family history of medical practitioners who died between 1750 and 1850. Deaddocs was originally planned to be one of the research publications of...
Social Implications of One-Stop First Trimester Prenatal Screening, 2002-2003
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.In 2003, the offer of screening for foetal abnormality and particularly Down’s syndrome became a routine part of antenatal care in the UK for the first time. The 2003 NICE antenatal care guidelines state that 'all pregnant women should be offered screening for Down’s syndrome with a policy that provides a...
Millennium Cohort Study: Age 3, Sweep 2, 2004
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.Background:The Millennium Cohort Study (MCS) is a large-scale, multi-purpose longitudinal dataset providing information about babies born at the beginning of the 21st century, their progress through life, and the families who are bringing them up, for the four countries of the United Kingdom. The...
Welsh Health Survey, 2003-2004
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Welsh Health Survey (WHS) collects information about the health of people living in Wales, the way they use health services, and the factors that can affect their health. The current WHS series was conducted for the first time in 2003-2004. It was commissioned by the Welsh Assembly Government (WAG),...
Welsh Health Survey, 2005-2006
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Welsh Health Survey (WHS) collects information about the health of people living in Wales, the way they use health services, and the factors that can affect their health. The current WHS series was conducted for the first time in 2003-2004. It was commissioned by the Welsh Assembly Government (WAG),...
Maternity Survey, 2007
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The National Patient Survey Programme is one of the largest patient survey programmes in the world. It provides an opportunity to monitor experiences of health and provides data to assist with registration of trusts and monitoring on-going compliance. Understanding what people think about the care and...
Problems of Hospital Communication : An Experimental Study, 1964; Stage I
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.To collect data on the problem of communication within a particular hospital in order to find, apply and test some possible solutions. Respondents were maternity patients.Main Topics:Attitudinal/Behavioural Questions
Length of time since left hospital, most striking aspect of experience in hospital,...
ASPIRE COVID-19 Work Package 5: Metadata for Clinical and Organisational Data, 2018-2021
The submission is a collection of metadata for clinical and organisational data. Analysis was undertaken by the members of Work Package 5 (WP5), of the ASPIRE COVID-19 project, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), as part of UK Research and Innovation’s rapid response to COVID-19 [grant number ES/V004581/1]. Full details of the main study are available...
Maternity Survey, 2015
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The National Patient Survey Programme is one of the largest patient survey programmes in the world. It provides an opportunity to monitor experiences of health and provides data to assist with registration of trusts and monitoring on-going compliance. Understanding what people think about the care and...
The Impact of Professional Midwives and Mentoring on the Quality and Availability of Maternity Care in Rural Government Hospitals in Bangladesh, 2018-2019
Background: This study examined whether the introduction of professional midwives with and without facility mentorship improved care quality and availability in sub-district hospitals in Bangladesh. It also analysed the experiences of non-midwife maternity care providers and managers.
Methods: Using mixed-methods, differences between hospitals without midwives, with...
Maternity Survey, 2018
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The National Patient Survey Programme is one of the largest patient survey programmes in the world. It provides an opportunity to monitor experiences of health and provides data to assist with registration of trusts and monitoring on-going compliance. Understanding what people think about the care and...
Maternity Survey, 2019
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Maternity Survey, 2019 looked at all three stages of the maternity pathway, covering care provided before birth (antenatal), during labour and birth, and in the first few weeks after birth (postnatal). The survey involved NHS trusts in England. Questionnaire responses were received...
Maternity Survey, 2021
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The National Patient Survey Programme is one of the largest patient survey programmes in the world. It provides an opportunity to monitor experiences of health and provides data to assist with registration of trusts and monitoring on-going compliance. Understanding what people think about the care and...
Birth Control Services, 1970; Health Visitors and Midwives
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The purpose of this study was to describe the birth control services in England and Wales (birth control services were interpreted broadly to include sterilization and therapeutic abortion as well as conventional methods) and also to study variations in services between areas.
The Birth Control Services...
Nursing and Midwifery Council Register, 2018, 2021-2023: Secure Access
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Nursing and Midwifery Council Register: Secure Access provides a snapshot of the registered nurses, midwives and nursing associates on the Nursing and Midwifery Council Register (NMCR) each year as of 31 March. The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) creates these snapshots on an annual basis to...