Table 1

Illustrating examples of data collected about patients, mothers and fathers at timepoints during the Surgical-PEARL study

DataSource
AntenatalPregnancy booking details
Antenatal care records
Pregnancy complications
Antenatal therapies
Antenatal imaging for example, ultrasound, MRI
MN
Maternal/paternal demographics
Maternal/paternal socioeconomics
Maternal/paternal health
Maternal/paternal household details
Maternal/paternal family history
Maternal/paternal alcohol/drug/cigarette use
Maternal/paternal environmental factors
MQ
PQ
MN
DeliveryIndication, mode and gestation
Birth weight and centile
Umbilical cord blood pH and base excesses
MN
ChildhoodNICU/PICU
Diagnoses
Surgical details
Postoperative complications
Imaging
MN
Follow-upQuality of life
Health
Postoperative complications
Healthcare utilisation
FUQ
HES
MN
  • FUQ, follow-up questionnaire; HES, hospital episode statistics; MN, medical notes; MQ, maternal questionnaire; NICU, neonatal intensive care unit; PICU, paediatric intensive care unit; PQ, paternal questionnaire; Surgical-PEARL, Surgical Paediatric congEnital Anomalies Registry with Long term follow-up.