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Births registered in England and Wales are linked to birth notifications records to utilise key variables. These linked records are further linked to death registration records. This permits publication of live births and infant deaths by ethnicity and gestational age, and additionally by birthweight, multiplicity of births, mother's age, marital status (registration type) and father's occupation. This release reports on the data subnationally. Source agency: Office for National Statistics Designation: National Statistics Language: English Alternative title: Ethnicity and gestation data for births and infant deaths