Maternity Inpatient and Day Case - Scottish Morbidity Record (SMR02) - Research Data Access Pathway subset

Summary

This dataset is available through the Research Data Access Pathway

Abstract

The Maternity Inpatient and Day Case dataset (SMR02) collects episode level data every time a mother goes in for an obstetric event (this can be an antenatal, delivery or postnatal episode).

Contact point

phs.edris@phs.scot
Digital object identifier (DOI)

Not available

Keywords

Health Obstetrics Pregnancy Antenatal Delivery Postnatal Scotland HDRUK Maternity

Publisher

Identifier

https://ror.org/023wh8b50
Name

Public Health Scotland
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Description

Public Health Scotland is an NHS Board that is uniquely sponsored by the Scottish Government and the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA) on behalf of local government.
Contact point

phs.edris@phs.scot

Documentation

Description

The Scottish Morbidity Record 02 (SMR02) is submitted by maternity hospitals to Information Services Division (ISD), who have collected this information since 1975. A wide range of information is collected on the SMR02. For example, the mothers age, height, smoking history, previous obstetric history. Information on the birth includes induction, analgesia, method of delivery, outcome. Information collected on the baby includes apgar score, sex, gestation, weight.

Associated media
- Available resource files can be downloaded below.
  
  File name
  
  2026 04 Smr Crib Sheet Smr02 Final
  
  Type
  
  .PDF
  
  Download file
Is part of
- Not available

Coverage

Spatial

Spatial coverage

United Kingdom, Scotland
Geographic levels

Not available

Temporal

Start date

01/01/1981
End date

31/03/2026
Frequency

Monthly
Distribution release date

31/03/2026

Provenance

Purpose

Care
Source

Epr
Collection situation

Secondary care - In-patients

Access and governance

Conditions of access

General research use, Project-specific restrictions, Research-specific restrictions

Requesting access to this data

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Usage

Conditions of use

Disclosure control, Institution-specific restrictions, Not for profit use
Resource creator

Public Health Scotland
Is referenced by
Not available

Access

Access rights

https://publichealthscotland.scot/services/data-research-and-innovation-services/electronic-data-research-and-innovation-service-edris/services-we-offer/
Access service

Scottish National Safe Haven / Trusted Research Environment: https://publichealthscotland.scot/services/data-research-and-innovation-services/electronic-data-research-and-innovation-service-edris/national-safe-haven-nsh/
Jurisdiction

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Data controller

Public Health Scotland
Data processor

National Services Scotland

Format and standards

Language

English
Format

Text, csv

Enrichment and linkage

Related datasets
- Not available
Linkage opportunity

Not available
Tools
- Not available

Synthetic data

Synthetic data is not yet available for this dataset.

Data dictionary

Episode level data every time a mother goes in for an obstetric event (this can be an antenatal, delivery or postnatal episode). For up-to-date definitions of codes, see the SMR02 crib sheet at https://publichealthscotland.scot/media/24926/2026-04-smr-crib-sheet-smr02-final.pdf For more information on each variable, see the relevant section in the National Data Catalogue SMR Data Manual at https://publichealthscotland.scot/resources-and-tools/health-intelligence-and-data-management/national-data-catalogue/smr-data-manual/definitions-by-smr-record-section/patient-identification-and-demographic-information/

Table:

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AGE

Mother's age in years.

MONTH AND YEAR OF BIRTH

Month and year of birth

ETHNIC_GROUP

Ethnic group classifies the person according to their own perceived ethnic group and cul...

ADMISSION_DATE

Date of admission (ddmmyy)

ADMISSION_TYPE

Inpatient Admission - This is categorised as an emergency, urgent or routine inpatient a...

ADMISSION_REASON

Admission reason indicates the general reason why a patient is admitted for inpatient or...

ADMISSION_TRANSFER_FROM

Indicates the source of admission, or type of location from which a patient has been adm...

DISCHARGE_DATE

Date of discharge

DISCHARGE_TYPE

Discharge type indicates whether a discharge from an inpatient or day case episode is re...

DISCHARGE_TRANSFER_TO

Gives the type of location to which a patient is discharged following an episode of care...

Variable name	Variable description	Data type
AGE	Mother's age in years.
MONTH AND YEAR OF BIRTH	Month and year of birth
ETHNIC_GROUP	Ethnic group classifies the person according to their own perceived ethnic group and cul...
ADMISSION_DATE	Date of admission (ddmmyy)
ADMISSION_TYPE	Inpatient Admission - This is categorised as an emergency, urgent or routine inpatient a...
ADMISSION_REASON	Admission reason indicates the general reason why a patient is admitted for inpatient or...
ADMISSION_TRANSFER_FROM	Indicates the source of admission, or type of location from which a patient has been adm...
DISCHARGE_DATE	Date of discharge
DISCHARGE_TYPE	Discharge type indicates whether a discharge from an inpatient or day case episode is re...
DISCHARGE_TRANSFER_TO	Gives the type of location to which a patient is discharged following an episode of care...

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