Birth statistics study - Office for National Statistics

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This includes live births, stillbirths and fertility rates. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span>We are currently reviewing our birth statistics and we would like to hear from a range of users to inform our plans. If you or your partner are pregnant, have been pregnant before, or have given birth, we'd like to hear from you through our survey. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span>It takes under 15 minutes to complete. Your feedback can help shape the birth statistics we produce in the future, to better meet your needs. The survey will close on 31 August 2024. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span>Please be aware that this survey contains sensitive content and questions on a range of pregnancy and birth areas. Your participation is completely voluntary, and if you're not comfortable with the content you may choose not to participate or withdraw from the survey at any time. 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