UNITED KINGDOM
East Midlands, Yorkshire and Humber, and Northern regions
Three regions are working together in the UK: East Midlands, Yorkshire and Humber, and Northern. These regions have a population of over 154,000 total births and 2,900 very preterm births per year in 53 maternity units with 44 neonatal units.
Neonatal data collection is carried out by The Neonatal Survey for the East Midlands and Yorkshire and Humber regions and a similar system is used by the Northern Neonatal Network for the Northern region. The TIMMS group is responsible for data collection in the three British regions in collaboration with the Northern Neonatal Network in the Northern region.
The Infant Mortality and Morbidity Studies (TIMMS) group, Department of Health Sciences
The Infant Mortality and Morbidity Studies (TIMMS) group is a collaborative a group of perinatal and paediatric epidemiological studies covering local, regional, national and international populations, developed to investigate the causes, consequences and management of specific aspects of the morbidity and mortality of the fetus, infant and child.
Contact person in the UK: Elizabeth S Draper (University of Leicester)