02 May 2024

Births by parents’ characteristics dataset contained an error affecting Table 11 in 2021 edition. This is a result of an error in processing birthweights depending on gestational age and affected counts in the low birthweight category. This has now been corrected.

28 October 2024

This page has been superseded by our Births in England and Wales: birth registrations dataset and our Births in England and Wales: linked births dataset. These are the new titles and locations of the datasets used in our Births in England and Wales: 2023 bulletin and future releases in the series.

09 January 2025

Following the Health and Social Care Statistical Outputs consultation commissioned by the Health and Social Care Statistics Leadership Forum, we are improving some of our statistical products, so they are more coherent and efficient. Additionally, we are ensuring that our resources are deployed in producing statistics for maximum possible benefit.

Full details of changes to this product, and our other health and social care products, are available in the Health and Social Care Statistical Outputs Consultation Response. We welcome user feedback on our releases. Please use the contact details on individual publication web pages to share feedback.