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This page has been superseded by our Births in England and Wales: birth registrations dataset and our Births in England and Wales: linked births dataset.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.