| Study Title |
A31 National Perinatal Reporting System (NPRS) |
| Data Owner |
Department of Health (www.doh.ie) and the Health Service Executive (www.hse.ie). |
| Description |
The National Perinatal Reporting System (NPRS) collects data on approximately 72,000 birth records each year from 20 Maternity Units and all registered community independent midwives. Information collected includes morbidity, mortality and socio-economic data. |
| Primary Function |
The provision of national statistics on perinatal events. |
| Key Variables |
ID Other; Sex; DOB; Age Other; County; Occupation; Nationality; |
| Themes |
Health; Demographics |
| Unit Of Observation |
A live or still birth |
| Start Date |
1999, when the ESRI was contracted by the Department of Health and the Health Service Executive to oversee the collection, processing, management and reporting of data submitted to the NPRS. Prior to this, the system was managed in the Department of Health. |
| Frequency |
Continuous |
| Target Population |
A live or still birth |
| Format |
Separate record for each birth |
| Method |
Part 3 of the Birth Notification Form (BNF) is submitted on paper or electronically. |
| Most Recent Publication |
2011. See:
- ESRI (2011) Perinatal Statistics Report 2009. Available at: www.esri.ie/health_information/latest_hipe_nprs_reports/
- Annual Reports are also available at same website. |
| Access Further Information |
Economic and Social Research Institute (www.esri.ie) |
| Notes |
Data are collected on all births and still births in Ireland each year. Within the Annual Reports, international comparisons allow the most recent statistics for the Republic of Ireland to be compared with those for other European countries. |