The European Perinatal Health Report, 2015-2019

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Press release & report highlights from a French perspective

Iceland

Press release & report highlights from a Icelandic perspective

Italy

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Netherlands

Press release & report highlights from a Dutch perspective

Slovenia

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United Kingdom

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The European Perinatal Health Report 2015

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EU

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Press release & report highights from a Belgian perspective - English version - Dutch version

Croatia

Press release & report highights from a Croatian perspective

Cyprus

Press release & report highights from a Cyprian perspective

Finland

Press release & report highights from a Finnish perspective

France

Press release & report highlights from a French perspective

Netherlands

Press release & report highlights from a Dutch perspective

Poland

Press release & report highlights from a Polish perspective

Portugal

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United Kingdom

Press release & report highlights from a UK perspective

Euro-Peristat Newsletter Archives

Here you will find our latest newsletter and past issues. Through these updates our aim is to share data and analyses about the health and care of pregnant women and babies in Europe and to encourage discussion and debate about these results.

Issue 1 - march 2016

Issue 2 - july 2016

Issue 3 - december 2016

Issue 4 - june 2017

Issue 5 - july 2018

Issue 6 - march 2019

Issue 7 - july 2019

Issue 8 - june 2021

Issue 9 - november 2022

"A real learning opportunity was created by running the project at EU level and by being able to compare data across Europe."
Jennifer Zeitlin, Euro-Peristat Project Leader

The European Perinatal Health Report 2010

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Italy

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Norway

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Switzerland

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United Kingdom

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Sharing national data and reporting

Many European countries routinely publish reports based on data from their perinatal health information systems. They include recent data on maternal and child health outcomes as well as useful commentary about trends over time and risk factors for poor health.

Access the latest national reports here. Older reports are available from the archives link below.

Denmark

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ARTICLES

 List of Euro-Peristat publications

Amyx M, Philibert M, Farr A, Donati S, K_Alexander S, Tica V, Velebil P, Alexander S, Durox M, Fernández-Elorriaga M, Heller G, Kyprianou T, Mierzejewska E, Verdenik I, Zile-Velika I, Zeitlin J; Euro-Peristat Research Network. Trends in caesarean section rates in Europe from 2015 to 2019 using Robson’s Ten-Group Classification System: A Euro-Peristat study BJOG. 2023 Oct 1. doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.17670

Zeitlin J, Philibert M, Estupiñán-Romero F, Loghi M, Sakkeus L, Draušnik Ž, et al; Euro-Peristat Research Network. Developing and testing a protocol using a common data model for federated collection and analysis of national perinatal health indicators in Europe Open Research Europe. 2023 Apr 12;3(54):54. doi: 10.12688/openreseurope.15701.2

Gissler M, Durox M, Smith L, Blondel B, Broeders L, Hindori-Mohangoo A, Kearns K, Kolarova R, Loghi M, Rodin U, Szamotulska K, Velebil P, Weber G, Zurriaga O, Zeitlin J; Euro-Peristat Research Network. Clarity and consistency in stillbirth reporting in Europe: why is it so hard to get this right? Eur J Public Health. 2022 Apr 1;32(2):200-206. doi: 10.1093/eurpub/ckac001.PMID: 35157046

Euro-Peristat Research Network. Population birth data and pandemic readiness in Europe. BJOG. 2021 Sep 27:10.1111/1471-0528.16946. doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.16946.

Zeitlin J, Durox M, Macfarlane A, Alexander S, Heller G, Loghi M, Nijhuis J, Sol Olafsdottir H, Mierzejewska E, Gissler M, Blondel B; Euro-Peristat Network. Using Robson's Ten-Group Classification System for comparing caesarean section rates in Europe: an analysis of routine data from the Euro-Peristat study. BJOG. 2020 Dec 18. doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.16634.

• Robson M S. Known knowns, unknown unknowns and everything in-between - The Ten Group Classification System (TGCS). BJOG. 2021 Mar 5. doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.16679.
• Emms A, Odendaal J, Quenby S. Re: Using Robson's Ten-Group Classification System for comparing caesarean section rates in Europe: an analysis of routine data from the Euro-Peristat study. BJOG. 2021 Jun 1. doi: 10.111/1471-0528.16748.
• Zeitlin J, Durox M, Macfarlane A, Alexander S, Heller G, Loghi M, Nijhuis J, Sol Olafsdottir H, Mierzejewska E, Gissler M, Blondel B. International comparisons and holistic patient care. BJOG. 2021 Jun 5. doi: 10.111/1471-0528.16747.

Smith LK, Blondel B, Zeitlin J; Euro-Peristat Scientific Committee. Producing valid statistics when legislation, culture, and medical practices differ for births at or before the threshold of survival: report of a European workshop. BJOG. 2019 Oct 3. doi: 10/1111/1471-0528.15971.

Zeitlin J, Alexander S, Barros H, Blondel B, Delnord M, Durox M, Gissler M, Hindori-Mohangoo AD, Hocquette A, Szamotulska K, Macfarlane A; Euro-Peristat Scientific Committee. Perinatal health monitoring through a European lens: eight lessons from the Euro-Peristat report on 2015 births. BJOG. 2019 Dec;126(13):1518-1522. doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.15857. Epub 2019 Jul 18.

Broeders L, Achterberg PW, Waelput AJM, Ravelli ACJ, Kwee A, Groenendaal F, Offerhaus P, van der Velden K, Rosman AN, Nijhuis JG. [Decrease in foetal and neonatal mortality in the Netherlands; comparison with other Euro-Peristat countries in 2004, 2010 and 2015]. Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 2019 Jul 23;163. pii: D3667. Dutch

Smith LK, Hindori-Mohangoo AD, Delnord M, Durox M, Szamotulska K, Macfarlane A, Alexander S, Barros H, Gissler M, Blondel B, Zeitlin J; Euro-Peristat Scientific Committee. Quantifying the burden of stillbirths before 28 weeks of completed gestational age in high-income countries: a population-based study of 19 European countries. Lancet 2018 Sep 27. pii: S0140-6736(18)31651-9. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(18)31651

Blondel B, Cuttini M, Hindori-Mohangoo AD, Gissler M, Loghi M, Prunet C, Heino A, Smith L, van der Pal-de-Bruin K, Macfarlane A, Zeitlin J; Euro-Peristat Scientific Committee. How do late termniations of pregnancy affect comparisons of stillbirth rates in Europe? Analyses of aggregated routine data from the Euro-Peristat Project. BJOG. 2018 Jan;125(2):226-234. doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.14767.Epub 2017 Jul 17.

Delnord M, Mortensen L, Hindori-Mohangoo A, et al. International variations in the gestational age distribution of births: an ecological study in 34 high-income countries. European Journal of Public Health, ckx131, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckx131 Epub 2017 Sept 8.

Siddiqui A, Cuttini M, Wood R, Velebil P, Delnord M, Zile I, Barros H, Gissler M, Hindori-Mohangoo AD, Blondel B, Zeitlin J; Euro-Peristat Scientific Committee. Can the Apgar Score be Used for International Comparisons of Newborn Health? Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2017 Jul;31(4):338-345. doi: 10.1111/ppe.12368. Epub 2017 Jun 16.

Delnord M, Hindori-Mohangoo AD, Smith LK, Szamotulska K, Richards JL, Deb-Rinker P, Rouleau J, Velebil P, Zile I, Sakkeus L, Gissler M, Morisaki N, Dolan SM, Kramer MR, Kramer MS, Zeitlin J; Euro-Peristat Scientific Committee. Variations in very preterm birth rates in 30 high-income countries: are valid international comparisons possible using routine data? BJOG: an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology. 2016 sep 10. doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.14273. [Epub ahead of print]

Blondel B, Cuttini M, Hindori-Mohangoo AD, Gissler M, Loghi M, Prunet C, Heino A, Smith L, van der Pal-de Bruin K, Macfarlane A, Zeitlin J; Euro-Peristat Scientific Committee. How do late terminations of pregnancy affect comparisons of stillbirth rates in Europe? Analyses of aggregated routine data from the Euro-Peristat Project. BJOG. 2017 May 30. doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.14767. [Epub ahead of print]

Blondel B, Alexander S, Bjarnadóttir RI, Gissler M, Langhoff-Roos J, Novak-Antolič Ž, Prunet C, Zhang WH, Hindori-Mohangoo AD, Zeitlin J; Euro-Peristat Scientific Committee. Variations in rates of severe perineal tears and episiotomies in 20 European countries: a study based on routine national data in Euro-Peristat Project. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 2016 Mar 9. doi: 10.1111/aogs.12894. [Epub ahead of print]

Heino A, Gissler M, Hindori-Mohangoo AD, Blondel B, Klungsøyr K, Verdenik I, Mierzejewska E, Velebil P, Sól Ólafsdóttir H, Macfarlane A, Zeitlin J. Euro-Peristat Scientific Committee. Variations in Multiple Birth Rates and Impact on Perinatal Outcomes in Europe. PLoS One. 2016 Mar 1;11(3):e0149252. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0149252. eCollection 2016. Available in Open Access

Zeitlin J, Mortensen L, Prunet C, Macfarlane A, Hindori-Mohangoo AD, Gissler M, Szamotulska K, van der Pal K, Bolumar F, Andersen AM, Ólafsdóttir HS, Zhang WH, Blondel B, Alexander S; Euro-Peristat Scientific Committee. Socioeconomic inequalities in stillbirth rates in Europe: measuring the gap using routine data from the Euro-Peristat Project. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2016 Jan 19;16(1):15. doi: 10.1186/s12884-016-0804-4. Available in Open Access

M. Delnord; K. Szamotulska; A.D. Hindori-Mohangoo; B. Blondel; A.J. Macfarlane; N. Dattani; C. Barona; S. Berrut; I. Zile; R. Wood; L. Sakkeus; M. Gissler; J. Zeitlin, the Euro-Peristat Scienfitic Committee. Linking databases on perinatal health: a review of the literature and current practices in Europe. The European Journal of Public Health 2016; doi: 10.1093/eurpub/ckv23. Available in Open Access

Zeitlin J, Mortensen L, Cuttini M, Lack N, Nijhuis J, Haidinger G, Blondel B, Hindori-Mohangoo AD; and the Euro-Peristat Scientific Committee. Declines in stillbirth and neonatal mortality rates in Europe between 2004 and 2010: results from the Euro-Peristat project. J Epidemiol Community Health. 2015 Dec 30. pii: jech-2015-207013. doi: 10.1136/jech-2015-207013. [Epub ahead of print] Available in Open Access

AJ Macfarlane, B Blondel, AD Mohangoo, M Cuttini, J Nijhuis, Z Novak, HS Olafsdottir, J Zeitlin, the Euro-Peristat Scientific Committee. Wide differences in mode of delivery within Europe: risk-stratified analyses of aggregated routine data from the Euro-Peristat study. BJOG 2015. DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.13284. Available in Open Access

Delnord M, Blondel B, Zeitlin J. What contributes to disparities in the preterm birth rate in European countries? Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol. 2015 Feb 17.2015 Apr;27(2):133-42. Available in Open Access

Delnord M, Blondel B, Drewniak N, Klungsoyr K, Bolumar F, Mohangoo A, Gissler M, Szamotulska K, Lack N, Nijhuis J, Velebil P, Sakkeus L, Chalmers J, Zeitlin J. Varying gestational age patterns in cesarean delivery: an international comparison. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2014, 14:321. Available in Open Access

Zeitlin J, Mohangoo AD, Delnord M, Cuttini M; EURO-PERISTAT Scientific Committee.The second European Perinatal Health Report: documenting changes over 6 years in the health of mothers and babies in Europe. J Epidemiol Community Health. 2013 Dec 1;67(12):983-5. doi: 10.1136/jech-2013-203291. Epub 2013 Sep 19. Available in Open Access

Zeitlin J, Mohangoo AD, Macfarlane A, Cuttini M, Delnord M, Gissler M, Blondel B, Alexander S, Barros H; EURO-PERISTAT Scientific Committee. Building a European perinatal health information system: plurality, innovation and realism. European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology. 2013;171(1):193-4. Epub 2013/09/07.

Zeitlin J, Szamotulska K, Drewniak N, Mohangoo A, Chalmers J, Sakkeus L, Irgens L, Gatt M, Gissler M, Blondel B. Preterm birth time trends in Europe: a study of 19 countries. BJOG 2013; DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.12281. Available in Open Access

Mohangoo AD, Blondel B, Gissler M, Velebil P, Macfarlane A, Zeitlin J, for theEuro-Peristat Scientific Committee. International Comparisons of Fetal and Neonatal Mortality Rates in High-Income Countries: Should Exclusion Thresholds Be Based on Birth Weight or Gestational Age? PLoS ONE 2013 8(5); e64869. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0064869. Available in Open Access.

Lack N, Blondel B, Mohangoo A, Sakkeus L, Cans C, Bouvier-Colle MH, Macfarlane A, Zeitlin J;Reporting of perinatal health indicators for international comparisons—enhancing the appearance of geographical plots. Eur J Public Health. first published online January 7, 2013 doi:10.1093/eurpub/cks176. Available in Open Access.

Bouvier-Colle MH, Mohangoo A, Gissler M, Novak-Antolic Z, Vutuc C, Szamotulska K, Zeitlin J; for The Euro-Peristat Scientific Committee. What about the mothers? An analysis of maternal mortality and morbidity in perinatal health surveillance systems in Europe. BJOG. 2012 Jun;119(7):880-890. Available in Open Access.

Mohangoo AD, Buitendijk SE, Szamotulska K, Chalmers J, Irgens LM, Bolumar F, Nijhuis JG, Zeitlin J, the Euro-Peristat Scientific Committee. Gestational Age Patterns of Fetal and Neonatal Mortality in Europe: Results from the Euro-Peristat Project. PLoS ONE 2011.6(11):e24727. Available in Open Access.

Gissler M, Mohangoo AD, Blondel B, Chalmers J, Macfarlane A, Gaizauskiene A, Gatt M, Lack N, Sakkeus L, Zeitlin J for The Euro-Peristat Group. Perinatal health monitoring in Europe: results from the EURO-PERISTAT project. Informatics for Health and Social Care. 2010. 35 (2):64-79

Zimbeck M, Mohangoo A, Zeitlin J; EURO-PERISTAT Report Writing Committee. The European perinatal health report: delivering comparable data for examining differences in maternal and infant health. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2009. 146(2):149-51.

Zeitlin J, Mohangoo A, Cuttini M; EURO-PERISTAT Report Writing Committee. The European Perinatal Health Report: comparing the health and care of pregnant women and newborn babies in Europe. J Epidemiol Community Health. 2009. 63(9):681-2.

Gagnon AJ, Zimbeck M, Zeitlin J. Migration and perinatal health surveillance: an international Delphi survey. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2010. 149(1):37-43.

Anthony S, Jacobusse GW,van der Pal-de Bruin KM, Buitendijk S, Zeitlin J and the EURO-PERISTAT Working Group on risk factors. Do differences in maternal age, parity and multiple births explain variations in fetal and neonatal mortality rates in Europe? Results from the EURO-PERISTAT project. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2009. 23(4):292-300.

Zeitlin J, Blondel B, Alexander S, Breart G and the PERISTAT Study Group. Variation in postterm rates in Europe: reality or artifact. Br J Obstet Gynaecol. 2007. 114(9):1097-103. Available in Open Access.

Blondel B, Macfarlane A, Gissler M, Breart G, Zeitlin J and the PERISTAT Study Group. Preterm birth and multiple pregnancy in countries of the European Union: results from the PERISTAT project. Br J Obstet Gynaecol. 2006. 113(5):528-35. Available in Open Access.

Zeitlin J, Wildman K, Bréart G, Alexander S, Barros H, Blondel B, Buitendijk S, Gissler M, Macfarlane A and the PERISTAT scientific committee. PERISTAT: Indicators for monitoring and evaluating perinatal health in Europe. Eur J Public Health. 2003 sep. 13(3 Suppl):29-37. Available in Open Access.

EDITORIALS

J Epidemiol Community Health 2013

Zeitlin J, Mohangoo A D, Delnord M, Cuttini M, the EURO-PERISTAT Scientific Committee.The second European Perinatal Health Report: documenting changes over 6 years in the health of mothers and babies in Europe. J Epidemiol Community Health doi:10.1136/jech-2013-203291Published Online First: 19 September 2013

Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2003 (PdF files available below)

Zeitlin J, Wildman K, Breart G. Perinatal health indicators for Europe: an introduction to the PERISTAT project. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2003. 111 (Suppl 1):1-4.

Zeitlin J, Wildman K, Breart G, Alexander S, Barros H, Blondel B, Buitendijk S, Gissler M, Macfarlane A. Selecting an indicator set for monitoring and evaluating perinatal health in Europe: criteria, methods and results from the PERISTAT project. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2003. 111 (Suppl 1):5-14.

Alexander S, Wildman K, Zhang W, Langer M, Vutuc C, Lindmark G. Maternal health outcomes in Europe. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2003. 111 (Suppl 1):78-87.

Buitendijk S, Zeitlin J, Langhoff-Roos J, Cuttini M, Bottu J. Indicators of fetal and infant health outcomes. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2003. 111 (Suppl 1):66-77.

Lack N, Zeitlin J, Krebs L, Alexander S. Methodological difficulties of comparisons across Europe. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2003. 111 (Suppl 1):33-44.

Wildman K, Blondel B, Nijhuis J, Defoort P, Bakoula C. European indicators of health care during pregnancy, delivery and the postpartum period. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2003. 111 (Suppl 1):53-65.

Bréart G, Barros H, Wagener Y, Prati S. Characteristics of the childbearing population in Europe. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2003. 111 (Suppl 1):45-52.

Macfarlane A, Gissler M, Bolumar F, Rasmussen S. The availability of perinatal health indicators in Europe. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2003. 111 (Suppl 1):15-32.

The European Perinatal Health Report

The 280-page report was a major feat of collaboration between researchers and official statisticians in Europe. It contains data on EURO-PERISTAT indicators for the year 2004 from 25 participating EU member states and Norway. Press Coverage and country-specific highlights are availabe below.

You can download the Full European Perinatal Health Report (280 pages) .

Errata (corrections made to the printed version)

Three other European projects provided data for the report: Surveillance of Cerebral Palsy in Europe (SCPE), European Surveillance of Congenital Anomalies (EUROCAT), and the European Information System to Monitor Short and Long-Term Morbidity to Improve Quality of Care and Patient Safety for Very-Low-Birth-Weight Infants (EuroNeoStat).

EURO-PERISTAT collaborators meeting in Warsaw

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Supplementary Materials

Belgium

Report highlights from a Flemish perspective [nl]
by the Study Center for Perinatal Epidemiology (SPE)

Press release and report highlights from a Belgian perspective [fr]
by the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB)

Estonia

Press release (ee)

France

Press release and report highlights from a French perspective [fr]
by the Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale (INSERM)

Germany

Report highlights from a German perspective [de]
by the Bayerische Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Qualitätssicherung

Hungary

Press release and report highlights from a Hungarian perspective [hu]
by the Hungarian Society of Obstetrics & Gynecology (HSOG)

Italy

Press release and report highlights from an Italian perspective [it]
by the Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù

Malta

Press release and report highlights from a Maltese perspective [en]
by the Department of Information, Malta

Norway

Report highlights from a Norwegian perspective [no]
by the Medical Birth Register of Norway

United Kingdom

Report highlights from a UK perspective [en]
by City University London

International press release

European Press Release
by the EURO-PERISTAT project [en]

France

Press Release
by INSERM [fr]

Germany

Highlights from a German perspective
by BAQ [de]

Norway

Highlights from a Norwegian perspective
by the Medical Birth Registry of Norway [no]

United Kingdom

Highlights from a UK perspective
by City University London [en]

Since publishing the report on our website in December 2008, more than 110 articles have been published in print, radio and television media across Europe.

Press Coverage of the European Perinatal Health Report

EURO-PERISTAT in the NewsStatistics about mothers and babies tend to generate a lot of controversy. Since the publication of the European Perinatal Health Report on December 11, more than 110 stories have been published in print, radio and television media across Europe. A selection is presented here and will be continuously updated.

To read the story in a different language, simply copy the electronic address into Google Translate.

Belgium

23/12/08 La santé de la mère et de l'enfant très variable en Europe,Le Journal du médicin
11/12/08 Nederland kampt nog steeds met een hoge babysterfte,Gazet van Antwerpen

Estonia

11/12/08 Avaldati perinataaltervise raport, Arst
11/12/08 Eesti paistab euroliidus silma kõrge vastsündinute suremusega, Tarbija 24

Finland

15/12/08 Ennenaikaiset synnytykset Suomessa harvinaisia, Helsingin Sanomat
15/12/05 Ennenaikaiset synnytykset Suomessa harvinaisia, Illka
12/12/08 Prematura förlossningar är ovanliga i Finland, STAKES news
12/12/08 Ennenaikaiset synnytykset Suomessa harvinaisia, STAKES news

France

29/12/08 Santé périnatale en Europe : bien des différences, Le Point
23/01/09 MATERNITÉ • La césarienne est aussi un mal européen, Courrier International
19/12/08 Santé mère-enfant: la France bien placée en Europe, Hôpital
19/12/08 Rapport européen sur la périnatalité : la France comparée aux autres pays d'Europe, Nouveautés de la SFSP
18/12/08 Un rapport européen sur la périnatalité, Parents
17/12/08 Rapport Euro-peristat sur la santé mère-enfant en Europe, La Lettre du Cadre
16/12/08 Naissances européennes, Infobébés
16/12/08 Santé mère-enfant en Europe: la France est bien placée mais pas en tête, Viva Presse
15/12/08 La France bien placée, Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace
14/12/08 Etude EURO-PERISTAT: Le taux de mortinatalité le plus élevé en France, Santé Log
14/12/08 Vingt projets de la région soutenus, Midi Libre
12/12/08 Santé mère-enfant dans l'UE: la France bien placée mais pas en tête, Le Point
12/12/08 Santé mère-enfant dans l'UE: la France bien placée mais pas en tête, AFP
12/12/08 Santé mère-enfant dans l'UE: la France bien placée mais pas en tête, France-Info
12/12/08 Santé mère-enfant dans l'UE: la France bien placée mais pas en tête, TV5 Monde
12/12/08 Santé mère-enfant dans l'UE: la France bien placée mais pas en tête, Yahoo! Actualités
12/12/08 Rapport européen sur la périnatalité: la France comparée aux autres pays d’Europe, Gazette du Laboratoire

Germany

12/12/08 Geburtsrisiken in Europa, FOCUS
11/12/08 Comparable data on maternal and infant health in Europe available for the first time, Innovations Report

Hungary

29/12/08 Koraszülésben dobogósok vagyunk, Velvet

Italy

29/01/09 Italia, cesareo in crescita perchè considerato più "sicuro" e "indolore," Nanni Magazine
29/01/09 Mortalità neonatale in mezza Europa, Nanni Magazine
05/01/09 Da rivedere il parto in casa vista l'alta mortalita' perinatale, ADUC Salute
29/12/08 25 mila bimbi europei non superano primo anno di vita, Adnkronos/IGN
17/12/08 Rapporto sulla salute materno-infantile in Europa, Yahoo! Italia
Notizie
16/12/08 Troppi bisturi in sala parto, Vitadidonna
12/12/08 Salute, indagine sulla mortalità infantile. Ogni anno in 40mila nascono con disabilità gravi, SuperAbile
11/12/08 Cigogna torna in Italia, nascite in ripresa per straniere e 'over 35', Il Tempo
11/12/08 Torna la cicogna in Italia, le nascite sono in ripresa: prima volta dagli anni '60, Il Giornale
11/12/08 Bambini: il primo anno di vita è quello a maggior rischio, Il Giornale
11/12/08 Contrordine, cicogne: è baby-boom Più mamme straniere e over 35, Quotidiano Net
11/12/08 Europa, in Italia il tasso più alto di parti cesarei, Il Velino
11/12/08 Ogni anno in Europa 90mila bimbi nascono con malformazioni, ASCA
11/12/08 Nei piccoli ospedali un cesareo ogni due parti, AGI
11/12/08 Fazio: Meno di 300 parti l'anno? Chiudere struttura, Dire Giovanni
11/12/08 Ogni anno in Europa 25mila bambini nascono morti, Virgilio Notizie
11/12/08 In Europa 25mila neonati non superano l'anno di vita, Disabili-oggi
11/12/08 Neonati, il vero rischio è nel primo anno di vita, Bari Mia
11/12/08 l'indagine, Italia prima in Europa per cesarei, Italy Global Nation
11/12/08 l'indagine, 25 mila bimbi europei non superano primo anno di vita, Italy Global Nation

Latvia

11/12/08 Malta has the lowest annual births in the EU, USA TODAY Latvia

Lithuania

11/12/08 Comparable data on maternal and infant health in Europe available for the first time, USA TODAY Lithuania

Luxembourg

12/12/08 Santé mère-enfant dans l'UE: la France bien placée mais pas en tête, Tageblatt

Malta

21/12/08 No induction in Baby Jesus' birth, Times of Malta
17/12/08 Cardiologists explore possible purchase of MRI machine, Times of Malta
15/12/08 Congenital anomalies account for four in 10 of newborn deaths, Times of Malta
12/12/08 High rate of teenage pregnancies, Times of Malta
12/12/08 Illegality of abortion puts Malta top of neo-natal mortality list, The Malta Independent
12/12/08 European Perinatal Health Report released, Gozo News
11/12/08 7.2% smoke during pregnancy, Malta Media

Netherlands

13/01/09 De Voorzitter van de Tweede Kamer, Nieuwsbank
12/01/09 Antwoorden op kamervragen van Langkamp over de hoge babysterfte in..., Nieuwsbank
16/12/08 Kwart van babysterfte bij voldragen zwangerschappen, Zorgkrant
12/12/08 Tijd om wat bescheidener te worden, Volkskrant
12/12/08 Hoge babysterfte in Nederland, Brabants Dagblad
12/12/08 European Perinatal Health Report Released By EURO-PERISTAT Project, HealthBusiness
11/12/08 Maatregelen te hoge babysterfte Nederland, NOS Journaal
11/12/08 Onderzoek naar babysterfte in Europa, NOS (video)
11/12/08 Nederlandse babysterfte blijft hoog, NOS (audio)
11/12/08 Babysterfte in Nederland te hoog, EénVandaag (video)
11/12/08 Kamer eist uitleg Klink hoge babysterfte, Elsevier
11/12/08 Babysterfte in Nederland zeer hoog, Volkskrant
11/12/08 Babysterfte in Nederland blijft hoog, Trouw
11/12/08 Babysterfte Nederland bijna hoogst in Europa, deTelegraaf
11/12/08 'Thuisbevalling zeker geen oorzaak hoge babysterfte', deTelegraaf
11/12/08 Babysterfte in Nederland bijna hoogste van Europa, Blik op Nieuws
11/12/08 Babysterfte in Nederland blijft hoog, RTL Nieuws
11/12/08 http://vorige.nrc.nl/binnenland/article1594935.ece/Babysterfte_in_Nederland_hoogst_van_EU" data-mce-href="hhttp://vorige.nrc.nl/binnenland/article1594935.ece/Babysterfte_in_Nederland_hoogst_van_EU">Babysterfte in Nederland hoogst van EU, NRC Handelsblad
11/12/08 Babysterfte in Nederland blijft hoog, NRC Handelsblad
11/12/08 'Babysterfte Nederland kan omlaag', NRC Handelsblad
11/12/08 Babysterfte hoger door andere keuze arts, NRC Handelsblad
11/12/08 Babysterfte in Nederland nog steeds hoog, Nieuws
11/12/08 Babysterfte Nederland bijna hoogste van Europa, Wereldomroep
11/12/08 Grootste babysterfte in Frankrijk, Frankrijk

Norway

23/12/08 Unique statistics about health conditions in pregnancy and birth, Norwegian Institute of Public Health
19/12/08 Færrest dødfødsler i Norge, Dagbladet
19/12/08 Unik statistikk om helseforhold rundt svangerskap og fødsel, folkehelseinstituttet

Portugal

05/01/09 Portugal detém a segunda maior taxa de cesarianas da Europa, PAIS & Filhos
23/12/08 O fenómeno dos partos por cesariana, Máxima
19/12/08 Portugal é o segundo da UE com maior taxa de cesarianas, Público
19/12/08 Revista de imprensa nacional, Acorianooriental

Slovakia

13/12/08 Starostlivosť o budúce mamičky je na Slovensku najlepšia v Európe, SME

Slovenia

12/12/08 Najmanj carskih rezov v Evropi je v Sloveniji, Dnevnik

Spain

04/01/09 Holanda se replantea los nacimientos en casa ante la mayor mortalidad, El País
20/12/08 ¿Por qué hay tantos nacimientos prematuros?, La Verdad
15/12/08 España, a la cabeza en prematuros, Público

Sweden

14/12/08 Comparable data on maternal and infant in Europe available for the first time, USA TODAY Sweden
13/12/08 Starostlivosť o budúce mamičky je na Slovensku najlepšia v Európe, SME

United Kingdom

23/12/09 Perinatal mortality in Netherlands third worst in Europe, BMJ
12/12/08 Landmark Report On Fetal, Infant And Maternal Health Across 26 European Countries Shows Wide Variations But Need For Better Data In The UK, Examiner
12/12/08 Landmark Report On Fetal, Infant And Maternal Health Across 26 European Countries Shows Wide Variations But Need For Better Data In The UK, Medical News Today
12/12/08 European perinatal health report: highlights from a United Kingdom perspective, APHO
11/12/08 Researchers find wide variations in fetal, infant and maternal health across Europe, City University London News

International

16/12/08 Comparable Data On Maternal And Infant Health In Europe Available For The First Time, NaturalChildbirth
12/12/08 Landmark Report On Fetal, Infant And Maternal Health Across 26 European Countries Shows Wide Variations But Need For Better Data In The UK, EU Politics Today
12/12/08 European Perinatal Health Report Released by EURO-PERISTAT Project, Medical News Today
12/12/08 Comparable Data On Maternal And Infant Health In Europe Available For The First Time, Science Daily
12/12/08 European Perinatal Health Report Released By EURO-PERISTAT Project, Med Reader
11/12/08 European Perinatal Health Report released, Health-EU Newsletter
11/12/08 Maternal and Infant Health in Europe – New Report, EAHC Highlights
11/12/08 Comparable data on maternal and infant in Europe available for the first time, Bio Medicine
11/12/08 European Perinatal Health Report released by EURO-PERISTAT project, Huliq News
11/12/08 Comparable data on maternal and infant in Europe available for the first time, GEN

Video Coverage

Video: EURO-PERISTAT on NOS Nieuws

The Team Behind the European Perinatal Health Report

EURO-PERISTAT collaborators meeting in WarsawThe 280-page report was a major feat of collaboration between researchers and official statisticians in Europe. It contains data on EURO-PERISTAT indicators for the year 2004 from 25 participating EU member states and Norway. It also contains data from three other European projects: Surveillance of Cerebral Palsy in Europe (SCPE), European Surveillance of Congenital Anomalies (EUROCAT), and the European Information System to Monitor Short and Long-Term Morbidity to Improve Quality of Care and Patient Safety for Very-Low-Birth-Weight Infants (EuroNeoStat). Read more about our collaborators here.

In addition to the representatives from each European country that make up our Scientific Committee, an even larger body of experts have contributed to the development of indicators, the collection and interpretation of data, and the production of the European Perinatal Health Report.

The list below represents those partners who have contributed directly the production of the European Perinatal Health Report. A broader list of professionals who have shared their expertise with EURO-PERISTAT will be posted here soon.

Contributors to the European Perinatal Health Report

EURO-PERISTAT in the News

Since publishing the report on our website in December 2008, more than 110 articles have been published in print, radio and television media across Europe. We tracked the publicity on a special page here.

The European Perinatal Health Report
Download a copy of the most comprehensive report on perinatal health to date.