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The National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit - Conducting robust research to improve care for mothers, babies and families since 1978

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PRU-MNHC

The Policy Research Unit in Maternal and Neonatal Health and Care (PRU-MNHC) began a programme of work in January 2019 with funding from the Policy Research Programme at the Department of Health and Social Care (England) via the National Institute for Health Research.

Clinical Trials Unit

The NPEU Clinical Trials Unit (NPEU CTU) is a fully registered UKCRC Clinical Trials Unit and typically runs a number of large multi-centre Randomised Controlled Trials.

SHEER

The NPEU also conducts Social Sciences, Health Economics and Epidemiological Research (SHEER) which includes on-going influential studies.

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Latest MBRRACE-UK figures for perinatal mortality in the UK are published

The MBRRACE-UK collaborators from the University of Leicester's TIMMS group have published interactive maps and charts of perinatal deaths of babies born in 2023 for individual trusts and health boards. The publication of this data comes ahead of the latest MBRRACE-UK Perinatal mortality surveillance - State of the nation report, which will be published in June 2025.

The interactive maps and charts give users the ability to view trends in mortality rates over time for individual trusts and health boards. Users are also able to view the spread of mortality rates and the total number of births by organisation.

The data can be accessed on the MBRRACE-UK Data Viewer.